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El ritual jugó un papel tan determinante en el mundo Barroco que su estudio nos permite aproximarnos a su pluralidad y espectacularidad. Bien conocido en la preservación de la Semana Santa ibérica, hay otras formas rituales que han desaparecido, sobre todo aquellas que tenían un sentido político, cívico y militar, y no han dejado apenas memoria a pesar de ser generales a la mayor parte de las grandes ciudades europeas. La colección Vestigios de un mismo Mundo comienza con un cuaderno dedicado precisamente e ese mundo del ritual militar urbano, y lo hace confrontando dos elementos bien...

Mientras el Imperio Romano caía y unos bárbaros descendían sobre las ciudades romanas saqueando bienes y quemando libros, los irlandeses, que apenas aprendían a leer y a escribir, se dedicaron al arduo trabajo de copiar toda la literatura de Occidente a la que tuvieron acceso, convirtiéndose en el cauce a través del cual las culturas grecorromana y judeocristiana se transmitieron a las tribus recién establecidas en Europa sobre los escombros y los viñedos en ruinas. De no ser por la misión de los monjes irlandeses, que sin la ayuda de nadie fundaron de nuevo la civilización europea...

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