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Civic Ritual in Renaissance Venice
Edward Muir
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Frontmatter
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List of Figures (page ix)
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Acknowledgments (page xiii)
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Abbreviations and a Note on Dating (page xv)
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Introduction (page 3)
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Map: The Ritual Geography of Venice (page 9)
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PART ONE: MYTH AND RITUAL
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One: The Myth of Venice
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The Meaning of the Myth (page 13)
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Historiography of the Myth (page 23)
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Myth and Reality (page 34)
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The Myth Abroad (page 44)
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From Myth to Ritual or from Ritual to Myth? (page 55)
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PART TWO: AN INHERITANCE OF LEGEND AND RITUAL
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Two: An Escaped Trojan and a Transported Evangelist: Auspicious Beginnings
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The Legends of the Origins of Venice (page 65)
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The Festive Calendar (page 74)
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Pax Tibi Marce Evangelista Meus (page 78)
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Saints Theodore, George, and Nicholas (page 92)
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Three: A Grateful Pope and a Dowered Bride: Imperial Prerogatives
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The Donation of Pope Alexander III (page 103)
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The Marriage of the Sea (page 119)
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Four: Twelve Wooden Marys and a Fat Thursday: A Serene Society
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The Doge's Annual Visit to Santa Maria Formosa (page 135)
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Giovedi Grasso and the Carnival Season (page 156)
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PART THREE: GOVERNMENT BY RITUAL
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Five: A Republic of Processions
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From Theory to Practice (page 185)
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The Ducal Procession (page 189)
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Six: The Ritual Occasion
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Annual Observances (page 212)
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Corpus Christi (page 223)
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Special Observances (page 231)
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Seven: The Paradoxical Prince
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The Doge as Primus Inter Pares and as Princeps (page 251)
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The Funeral and Coronation of the Doge (page 263)
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The Dogaressa (page 289)
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Conclusion (page 299)
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Manuscript Sources (page 307)
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Bibliography (page 310)
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Index (page 343)
Citable Link
Published: 1981
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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