Nicholas Terpstra je autorem díla, které zkoumá občanskou zbožnost a laická bratrstva v renesančním městě. Jeho práce se hluboce zabývá sociálními a náboženskými strukturami raně novověké Itálie. Terpstra analyzuje, jak tato bratrstva formovala komunitní život a jak ovlivňovala politické uspořádání společnosti. Jeho přístup nabízí jedinečný pohled na propojení náboženství a každodenního života v historickém kontextu.
This Element takes a global expansive and locally rooted approach to answering how early moderns experienced sense and space by focusing on 4 cities as its key examples: Florence, Amsterdam, Boston, and Manila. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.
Based on extensive archival research and individual stories, Abandoned Children of the Italian Renaissance demonstrates how gender and class shaped individual orphanages in each city's network and how politics, charity, and economics intertwined in the development of the early modern state.
Focusing on Renaissance Bologna, this work explores the significant impact of confraternities on social, political, and religious life. It delves into how these brotherhoods shaped community dynamics, influenced governance, and played a crucial role in religious practices. Through detailed analysis, the book reveals the multifaceted nature of confraternities and their contributions to the cultural landscape of the time.