| Marketplaces are radiating centers...They are places of gathering, in which virtually all aspects of life are in play, united in shared space. Beyond satisfying their first function as a place of the exchange of goods, they are centers of social life, of communication, of political and judicial activity, of cultural and religious events. They are places for the exchange of news, information and gossip... In the rich melee of social intercourse the market provides, love affairs are begun, marriages are arranged. Disputes and debts are created and settled, and the market day often ends with a siege of drinking, dancing and fighting. |
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