The politics of ritual kinship : confraternities and social order in early modern Italy /
Between the twelfth and the eighteenth centuries Italians frequently joined "confraternities" that made them symbolic brothers and sisters to one another. These kin groups launched extensive charitable programs, directed civic and religious rituals, and socialized members in class and gend...
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University,
2000.
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| Series: | Cambridge studies in Italian history and culture
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