Presenting a view of the culture of early modern Italy, this book addresses themes - specifically those of perception and communication - serving to exemplify m... » 

Presenting a view of the culture of early modern Italy, this book addresses themes - specifically those of perception and communication - serving to exemplify modes of analysis in the developing field of historical anthropology. It examines the stereotyped ways in which contemporaries perceived social groups such as saints, beggars, and more. «