Helen Birkett

The Saints' Lives of Jocelin of Furness

Hagiography, Patronage and Ecclesiastical Politics

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

First comprehensive study of four important medieval saints' lives, setting them in their political and ecclesiastical context.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Boydell & Brewer
• Seitenzahl: 342
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. September 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 653g
• ISBN-13: 9781903153338
• ISBN-10: 1903153336
• Artikelnr.: 29959012

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Expanding the Narrative: The Composition of the Vita S.
Patricii Compiling Female Sanctity: The Sources for the Vita S. Helenae
Restoring the Text: Jocelin's Approach to the Vita S. Kentegerni From the
Testimony of Trustworthy Men: The Interaction of Oral and Written Sources
in the Vita S. Waldevi Irish Ecclesiastical Politics and Anglo-Norman
Sponsorship: The Patronage of the Vita S. Patricii Scottish Independence
and Ecclesiastical Reform: The Vita S. Kentegerni in Context Promoting
Sanctity: The Vita S. Waldevi, Canonization and Cistercian Saintly Cults
Locating the Text: The Patrons, Sources and Historical Context of the Vita
S. Helenae Exemplary Narratives: Contemporary Reforming Discourses in
Jocelin's Vitae Conclusion Bibliography