Early Medieval Hagiography

Zusammenfassung

Saints were powerful role models in the early Middle Ages, capable of defining communities. But what roles did saintly biographies play in shaping the medieval West? Are we any closer to the 'elusive goal' of understanding society and its many post-Roman transformations through them? This book provides a new starting point for the investigation of the early Middle Ages through hagiography. It critically examines the varied nature of hagiography in different societies, from Ireland to Germany via Rome and Spain, to help pave the way for future comparative studies. The book also offers a wide-ranging assessment of different modern methodologies used to interrogate hagiographies, from early twentieth-century source criticism, to the insights gained from gender studies, postmodernism and digital humanities.

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Bibliographische Angaben

Auflage

1/2018

Copyrightjahr

2018

ISBN-Print

978-1-64189-088-5

ISBN-Online

978-1-64189-089-2

ePub ISBN

9781641890908

Verlag

Arc Humanities Press, Yorkshire

Reihe

Past Imperfect

Sprache

Englisch

Seiten

130

Produkttyp

Monographie