ID - 79542550 TI - Church and state in Spanish Italy : rituals and legitimacy in the kingdom of Naples PY - 2020 SN - 9781108779555 9781108489850 9781108747684 1108783740 1108779557 1108489850 1108786146 PB - Cambridge Cambridge University Press DB - UniCat KW - Christian church history KW - History of Italy KW - Viceroys KW - Rites and ceremonies KW - Church and state KW - Church and state. KW - Politics and government. KW - Rites and ceremonies. KW - Viceroys. KW - 1442-1707. KW - Naples (Kingdom) KW - Italy KW - Naples (Kingdom). KW - History KW - Politics and government KW - Christianity and state KW - Separation of church and state KW - State and church KW - State, The KW - Regno di Napoli KW - Napoli (Kingdom) KW - Sicily (Italy) KW - Kingdom of the Two Sicilies KW - Ceremonies KW - Cult KW - Cultus KW - Ecclesiastical rites and ceremonies KW - Religious ceremonies KW - Religious rites KW - Rites of passage KW - Traditions KW - Ritualism KW - Manners and customs KW - Mysteries, Religious KW - Ritual KW - Kings and rulers KW - Viceroyalty UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:79542550 AB - In this study CeĢline Dauverd analyses the link between early modern imperialism and religion via the principle of 'good government'. She charts how the Spanish viceroys of southern Italy aimed to secure a new political order through their participation in religious processions, alliance-building with minority groups, and involvement in local charities. The viceroys' good government included diplomacy, compromise, and pragmatism, as well as a high degree of Christian ethics and morality, made manifest in their rapport with rituals. Spanish viceroys were not so much idealistic social reformers as they were legal pragmatists, committed to a political vision that ensured the longevity of the Spanish empire. The viceroys resolved the tension between Christian ideals and Spanish imperialism by building religious ties with the local community. Bringing a new approach to Euro-Mediterranean history, Dauverd shows how the viceroys secured a new political order, and re-evaluates Spain's contributions to the early modern European world. ER -