UID:
almafu_9960119867302883
Umfang:
1 online resource (xi, 340 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
0-511-87051-5
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0-511-56018-4
Serie:
Cambridge studies in medieval life and thought ; 4th ser., 9
Inhalt:
Within Anglo-Saxon England there was a strong and enduring tradition of royal sanctity - of men and women of royal birth who, in an age before the development of papal canonisation, came to be venerated as saints by the regional church. This study, which focuses on some of the best-documented cults of the ancient kingdoms of Wessex and East Anglia, is a contribution towards understanding the growth and continuing importance of England's royal cults. The author examines contemporary and near-contemporary theoretical interpretations of the relationship between royal birth and sanctity, analyses in depth the historical process of cult-creation, and addresses the problem of continuity of cult in the aftermath of the Norman Conquest of 1066. An understanding therefore emerges of the place of the English royal saint not only in Anglo-Saxon society but also in that of the Anglo-Norman realm.
Anmerkung:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
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Appendix1: The life of St. Edburga of Winchester / by Osbert of Clare, Prior of Westminster: p.253-308.
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English
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 0-521-08810-0
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 0-521-30772-4
Sprache:
Englisch
Fachgebiete:
Geschichte
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Theologie/Religionswissenschaften
URL:
Volltext
(lizenzpflichtig)
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511560187
