Thomas Head

Medieval Hagiography (eBook, PDF)

An Anthology

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Produktbeschreibung

This collection presents-through the medium of translated sources-a comprehensive guide to the development of hagiography and the cult of the saints in western Christendom during the middle ages. It provides an unparalleled resource for the study of the ideals of sanctity and the practice of religion in the medieval west. Intended for the classroom, for the medieval scholar who wishes to explore sources in unfamiliar languages, and for the general reader fascinated by the saints, this collection provides the reader a chance to explore in depth a full range of writings about the saints (the term hagiography is derived from Greek roots: hagios=holy and graphe=writing). The thirty-six chapters contain sources either in their entirety or in selections of substantial length. The great majority of the texts have never previously appeared in English translation. Those which have appeared in earlier translation, are here presented in versions based on significant new textual and historical scholarship which makes them significant improvements on the earlier versions. All the translations are accompanied by introductions, notes, and suggestions for further reading in order to help guide the reader. The first selections date to the fourth century, when the ideals of Christian sanctity were evolving to meet the demands of a world in which Christianity was an accepted religion and when the public veneration of relics was growing greatly in scope. The last selections date to the period immediately prior to the Reformation, a period in which the traditional concept of sanctity and acceptability of de cult of relics was being questioned. In addition to numerous works from the clerical languages of Latin and Greek, the selections include translations from Romance, Celtic, Germanic, and Slavic vernacular languages, s well as Hebrew texts concerning the martyrdom of Jews at the hands of Christians. Originating in lands from Iceland to Hungary and from the Baltic to the Mediterranean, they are taken from a full range of the many genres which constituted hagiography: lives of the saints, collections of miracle stories, accounts of the discovery or movement of relics, liturgical books, visions, canonization inquests, and even heresy trials.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 886
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Oktober 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317325154
• Artikelnr.: 55232727

Autorenporträt

Thomas Head

Inhaltsangabe

1: Athanasius of Alexandria, Life of St. Antony of Egypt
Athanasius of Alexandria, Life of St. Antony of Egypt
2: Victricius of Rouen, In Praise of the Saints
Victricius of Rouen, In Praise of the Saints
3: Mark the Deacon, Life of St. Porphyry of Gaza
Mark the Deacon, Life of St. Porphyry of Gaza
4: Constantine the Great, the Empress Helena, and the Relics of the Holy Cross
Constantine the Great, the Empress Helena, and the Relics of the Holy Cross
5: Life of the Holy Virgin Samthann
Life of the Holy Virgin Samthann
6: Jonas of Bobbio, The Abbots of Bobbio from the Life of St. Columbanus
Jonas of Bobbio, The Abbots of Bobbio from the Life of Columbanus
7: Dado of Rouen, Life of St. Eligius of Noyon
Dado of Rouen, The Life of St. Eligius of Noyon
8: Bede, Martyrology
Bede , Martyrology
9: Einhard, Translation of the Relics of Sts. Marcellinus and Peter
Einhard , Translation of the Relics of Sts. Marcellinus and Peter
10: Raguel, The Martrydom of St. Pelagius
Raguel , The Martyrdom of St. Pelagius
11: Hrotsvit of Gandersheim, The Establishment of the Monastery of Gandersheim
Hrotsvit of Gandersheim , The Establishment of the Monastery of Gandersheim
12: Odilo of Cluny, Epitaph of the August Lady, Adelheid
Odilo of Cluny , Epitaph of the August Lady, Adelheid
13: The Cult of Relics in the Eleventh Century
The Cult of Relics in the Eleventh Century
14: Peter Damian, Life of St. Romuald of Ravenna
Peter Damian , Life of St. Romuald of Ravenna
15: Life of St. Alexis
Life of St. Alexis 1
16: The Miracles of St. Ursmer on His Journey through Flanders
The Miracles of St. Ursmer on His Journey through Flanders
17: Drogo of Sint-Winoksbergen, Life of St. Godelieve
Drogo of Sint-Winoksbergen, Life of St. Godelieve
18: Hartvic, Life of King Stephen of Hungary
Bishop Hartvic , Life of King St. Stephen 1
19: Guibert of Nogent, On Saints and Their Relics
Guibert of Nogent , On Saints and Their Relics
20: A Tale of Doomsday Colum Cille Should Have Left Untold
A Tale of Doomsday Colum Cille Should Have Left Untold
21: Life of the Dear Friends Amicus and Amelius
Life of the Dear Friends Amicus and Amelius
22: The Book of Ely
The Book of Ely
23: The Tract on the Conversion of Pons of Léras and the True Account of the Beginning of the Monastery at Silvanès
The Tract on the Conversion of Pons of Léras and the True Account of the Beginning of the Monastery at Silvanès
24: Thomas of Monmouth, Life and Passion of St. William of Norwich
Thomas of Monmouth , Life and Passion of St. William of Norwich
25: The Jewish Martyrs of Blois
The Jewish Martyrs of Blois
26: Liturgical Offices for the Cult of St. Thomas Becket
Liturgical Offices for the Cult of St. Thomas Becket
27: Saga of Bishop Jón of Hólar
Saga of Bishop Jón of Hólar
28: Gautier de Coincy, Miracles of the Virgin Mary
Gautier de Coincy , Miracles of the Virgin Mary
29: The Cult of Mary Magdalen in Late Medieval France
The Cult of Mary Magdalen in Late Medieval France
30: Three Thirteenth-Century Lives of St. Margaret of Antioch
Three Thirteenth-Century Lives of St. Margaret of Antioch
31: The Middle-English Version of Jacques de Vitry's Life of St. Marie d'Oignies
The Middle-English Version of Jacques de Vitry's Life of Marie d'Oignies
32: Peter of the Morrone (Pope Celestine V), Autobiography
Peter of the Morrone (Pope Celestine V) , Autobiography
33: The Life of St. David set down by an Anchorite at Llanddewibrefi
The Life of St. David set down by an Anchorite at Llanddewibrefi
34: The Old Czech Life of St. Catherine of Alexandria
The Old Czech Life of St. Catherine of Alexandria 1
35: The Canonization Process for St. Vincent Ferrer
The Canonization Process for St. Vincent Ferrer
36: The Mission of Joan of Arc
The Mission of Joan of Arc