Heroes in Dark Times Saints and Officials Tackling Disaster (16th-17th Centuries)

• Other Authors: Viceconte, Milena (Editor), Schiano, Gennaro (Editor), Cecere, Domenico (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Italy Viella editrice 2023
• Series: Sanctorum. Scritture, pratiche, immagini 11
• Subjects: Humanities; Society & social sciences
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

In the accounts of disaster of the early modern period, it seemed as though the heroes were missing, replaced by the anthropomorphic rage of the natural elements. Nevertheless, it did sometimes happen that singular figures emerged from the blurry mass of the people and their dramatic anecdotes, and...