Format:
1 online resource (130 pages)
ISBN:
9781641890892
Series Statement:
Past Imperfect Ser.
Content:
This short book takes readers from the creation of medieval hagiography, through the ways in which it circulated, to a wide-ranging assessment of the modern use of hagiographies and the ways in which studying hagiography has made a difference to our understanding of the period 500-900.
Content:
Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 - Making Saints (Up) -- Chapter 2 - Collecting Saints' Stories -- Chapter 3 - Historians and the Quest for Truth -- Chapter 4 - Hagiographies and Early Medieval History -- Further Reading.
Note:
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781641890885
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9781641890885
Language:
English
