UID:
almafu_9961742402702883
Umfang:
1 online resource (472 pages)
Ausgabe:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9782503611099
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2503611095
Serie:
Comparative Perspectives on Medieval History Series ; v.2
Inhalt:
This scholarly volume explores the role of the cult of saints in the construction of elite power in East Central and Northern Europe up to the year 1300. Edited by Grzegorz Pac, Steffen Hope, and Jón Viðar Sigurðsson, the book is a collaborative effort stemming from a conference held at the University of Warsaw. It examines how the veneration of saints influenced political structures and elite legitimacy across regions like Hungary, Poland, Iceland, and Scandinavia. The collection of essays delves into both native and non-native saints, analyzing the use of hagiography and sainthood in legitimizing royal, ducal, and ecclesiastical authority. The book is aimed at scholars of medieval history and those interested in the intersection of religion and politics.
Anmerkung:
Intro -- Preface -- 1. Saints and Elites on the Periphery: An Introduction. Steffen Hope, Grzegorz Pac, and Jón Viðar Sigurðsson -- Non-native Saints: Introduction. Steffen Hope, Grzegorz Pac, and Jón Viðar Sigurðsson -- 2. The Authority of the Virgin. The Use of the Marian Cult in the Legitimization of Power in the Kingdom of Hungary before 1300. Karen Stark -- 3. Aegis of Aegidius - The Cult of St Giles in Eleventh- and Twelfth-Century Poland. Miłosz Sosnowski -- 4. The Apostles and Ecclesiastical Elites in Medieval Iceland. A Gregorian Hermeneutic Turn in the Medieval North. Haraldur Hreinsson -- 5. From St Florian to St Stanislaus. The Legitimization of Ducal and Episcopal Power in Kraków in the Late Twelfth and Early Thirteenth Century. Karolina Morawska -- 6. From St Olaf to the Relic of the Crown of Thorns. The Legitimization of Royal Power in Thirteenth-Century Norway. Jerzy Pysiak -- 7. Sanctity in Service. Saints in the Legitimation of the Presence of the Dominicans in Hungary. Eszter Konrád -- Native Saints: Introduction. Steffen Hope, Grzegorz Pac, and Jón Viðar Sigurðsson -- 8. The Prague Nunnery and its Patroness, St Ludmila. Legitimization and Mutual Support. Grzegorz Pac -- 9. Many Lives of One Man. Strategies for Building Legitimacy through the Story of St Wenceslas in Early and High Medieval Hagiography (940s-1260s). David Kalhous -- 10. The Cult of Saints in Elite Identity Construction in the Peripheries. The Cases of St Cnut of Denmark and St Wenceslas of Bohemia. Kacper Bylinka -- 11. The Canonization Accounts of St Stephen of Hungary, St Thorlak of Skálholt, and St Cnut of Odense. A Comparative Reading. Haki Antonsson -- 12. Legitimizing Episcopal Power in Twelfth-Century Denmark through the Cult of Saints. Steffen Hope.
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13. A Mutually Beneficial Relationship. Saints and the Legitimization of Elite Ecclesiastical Institutions in Sweden and Denmark before 1300. Sara Ellis Nilsson -- 14. The Liturgical Performance of Saints' Offices in Medieval Sweden. Multimodal and Performative Event in a Legitimizing Context. Karin Lagergren -- 15. St Hedwig of Silesia. The First Dynastic Saint of the Piasts and the Legitimization of Power at a Time of Change in the Thirteenth Century. Anna Agnieszka Dryblak -- 16. The Legitimization of Papal Power through the Cults of Royal Women in Thirteenth-Century East Central Europe. Kirsty Day -- 17. The Cult of Saints and the Legitimization of Ecclesiastical and Secular Elites on the Periphery: Conclusions. Steffen Hope, Grzegorz Pac, and Jón Viðar Sigurðsson -- Index.
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9782503611082
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 2503611087
Sprache:
Englisch
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