Lives and Miracles of the Saints

Studies in Medieval Latin Hagiography

Gebonden Engels 2004 1e druk 9780860789307
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Hagiography is a rich source for our knowledge of many aspects of medieval culture and tradition. The lives and miracles of the saints may be read on several levels, both as an expression of the dominant ideology and as a reflection of long-term themes in medieval society. The essays in this volume attempt to exploit the Latin hagiographical sources of the medieval West as means of illuminating our understanding of a variety of such themes: childhood and adolescence, elite and popular religion, sainthood and politics, the mechanism of canonisation, women in the church, dreams, visions and the concept of the miraculous, and the convergence of heresy, disbelief and piety.

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ISBN13:9780860789307
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:Gebonden
Aantal pagina's:320
Druk:1

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