Piety and Plague

Piety and Plague: From Byzantium to the Baroque (Sixteenth Century Essays and Studies) Volume 1 examines the profound impact of epidemic disease on European society. This history text explores how plague shaped the political, economic, and social landscapes of the continent from antiquity through the early eighteenth century. By analyzing the intersection of medicine and religion, the work provides a comprehensive look at the socioeconomic factors that defined various eras of European history.

This interdisciplinary study focuses on the psychological and religious dimensions of plague, moving beyond traditional demographic and medical scholarship. Franco Mormando utilizes primary printed and painted sources to illustrate how people across Byzantium and Europe responded to the disease. The volume integrates research on psychology and piety to offer new insights into the ecclesiastical and artistic developments of the period, making it a detailed resource for those studying medieval history and the religious aspects of medicine.