1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910148597003321

Autore

Curtis Emmy

Titolo

Risk of Exposure

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Forever Yours

ISBN

1-4555-3523-0

1-4555-3522-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (224 p.)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

He is a trained professional-but nothing can prepare him for the hottest mission of his life. Assigned to protect his boss's daughter, British former SAS operative Malone Garrett breaks the first rule of covert surveillance-don't make contact. And especially don't take your mark out to dinner, then agree to a rooftop quickie. But now that Mal has Abby in his arms, he has no intention of ever letting her go. Abby Baston told herself it was a hit and quit, a one-nighter with a hot, handsome stranger whose hands were trained to take action. Working undercover for the CIA, she can't risk anything more. But when an international crisis ignites, Abby must make a call: trust Mal with her secret-and her heart-and partner up, or lose everything in a split second . . .



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910789433803321

Autore

Skórzewska Joanna A

Titolo

Constructing a cult [[electronic resource] ] : the life and veneration of Guđmundr Arason (1161-1237) in the Icelandic written sources / / edited by Joanna A. Skórzewska

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2011

ISBN

1-283-12073-9

9786613120731

90-04-19497-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (326 p.)

Collana

Northern world, , 1569-1462 ; ; v. 51

Altri autori (Persone)

SkórzewskaJoanna A

Disciplina

282.092

B

Soggetti

Christian saints - Iceland

Bishops - Iceland

Christian saints - Cult - Iceland - History

Christian hagiography

Iceland Church history Sources

Iceland Religious life and customs Sources

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The source material -- The childhood of a saint -- Adolescence and first steps towards a clerical career -- In vita miracles : the means, the performance, and the criticism -- Gu℗ðmundr's relationship with powerful laymen -- The infallible supporters : women and saints -- "The father of the poor"? -- The death of the saint and his posthumous fame -- Appendix 1: Offerings listed in miracle stories (GJtb, GB, and GD) -- Appendix 2: Miracle stories that mention provision of food -- Appendix 3: Translatio of Gu℗ðmundr's bones performed by Bishop Au℗ðunn ℗♭žorbergsson as recorded in the Icelandic annals -- Appendix 4: The cultus of the vernacular saints as recorded in the Icelandic annals -- Appendix 5: Obituaries of "holy men" in the Icelandic annals -- Appendix 6: Days honouring the Icelandic holy bishops as recorded in charters -- Appendix 7: The geographical distribution of images and sagas of the Icelandic holy bishops --



Appendix 8: Episcopal sees and religious houses in Iceland.

Sommario/riassunto

The figure of Guðmundr Arason (1161-1237) and especially his role in the history of medieval Iceland has provoked many strong opinions for decades. This book uses a variety of extant written sources to reexamine those views. It discusses a discrepancy between the popularity of the saint as suggested by the sagas and that reflected by other sources. One of the study’s main claims suggests that the clergy from Northern Iceland had a vital impact upon the construction of the cult. A variety of means applied to achieve it demonstrate the authorial knowledge of the vernacular and international traditions, as well as of living conditions in Iceland at the time when the sources were put down in writing.