HIS243H1 Chapter : Lectures 2-7
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Tutorial signup got messed up, starts next wee. miracles start small and kind of accelerate in implausibility y miracles are important markers by which people solidify their civic religion: cohesive but factional forces define how cities operation. cohesion + division: people use the areas around their house, wealthy people situate themselves in one hood and then try to build up political support in that area at the exclusion of their rivals. In medieval cities, everything is drawn into the centre of the city y church, courthouse etc: centre of the city is considered neutral space, while the city itself is divided into quarters. key civic buildings there and they tend spend a lot of money on them. At times, when families/parties/etc want to prove their power, they will have executions in the public square y or bring everyone in the city into the square, surround them with troops and then.
