UID:
almahu_9949447588902882
Format:
1 online resource (xvi, 382 pages) :
,
illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white), digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
9781800101999
Series Statement:
Studies in Old Norse literature
Content:
Icelanders venerated numerous saints, both indigenous and from overseas, in the Middle Ages. However, although its literary elite was well acquainted with contemporary Continental currents in hagiographic compositions, theological discussions, and worship practices, much of the history of the learned European networks through which the Icelandic cult of the saints developed and partially survived the Lutheran Reformation remains obscure. The essays collected in this volume address this lacuna by exploring the legacies of the cult of some of the most prominent saints and holy men in medieval Iceland, using evidence drawn from Old Norse-Icelandic and Latin hagiographic literature, homilies, prayers, diplomas, sacred art, place-names, and church dedications.
Note:
Previously issued in print: 2021.
Additional Edition:
Print version : ISBN 9781843846116
Language:
Old Norse
Keywords:
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
DOI:
10.1017/9781800101999
URL:
https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/9781800101999/type/BOOK
