Children of the Promise
The Confraternity of the Purification and the Socialization of Youths in Florence, 1427-1785
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 29 January 2004
- ISBN 9780199263325
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages406 pages
- Size 223x145x25 mm
- Weight 598 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 2 colour + 9 b/w plates 0
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Short description:
From its foundation in 1427 to its suppression in 1785, the Confraternity of the Purification gave Florentine youths the opportunity to channel their energy, formerly employed for selfish, often violent, ends into useful, social pursuits. This innovative study shows that the Purification made important contributions to Florentine political, theatrical, artistic and musical developments, and - above all - to European education practices.
MoreLong description:
Lorenzo Polizzotto examines the educational, religious, political, and philanthropic practices of the Florentine youth confraternity of the Purification. Founded in 1427 at a time of unbounded optimism in Florence's future, the Purification was entrusted with the socialization of the youths. With the right education and training, these youths were expected eventually to lead Florence to its manifest destiny.
The Purification's educational practices were solidly grounded in religious and humanist principles. In concert with the other youth confraternities, the Purification pioneered an educational programme which influenced pedagogical practices throughout Europe until the middle of the twentieth century. Its success made it an attractive prize for the contending political forces in Florence, becoming first an instrument of Medici ambitions and then of Savonarolan radical millenarism. Once Florence fell under the permanent rule of the Medici, the Purification sought to serve the city by turning to philanthropy, which it dispensed as a moral and educational duty.
...meticulously researched study, firmly grounded in archival research and a wide range of readings... Nothing short of brilliant, the volume is also a captivating read, well structured, well written and well produced...a splendid milestone in scholarship...
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Origins and Early History, 1427-1444
The Medicean Ascendancy, 1444-1490
In the Shadow of Savonarola, 1494-1530
Adaptation and Change in an Age of Political and Religious Absolutism, 1530-1625
Diversification and Philanthropy, 1625-1700
The Transition from the Medici to the Lorraine-Hapsburg Dynasty: Revival, Conflict, and Suppression, 1700-1785
Epilogue
Appendix
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