1.

Record Nr.

UNISA996248144003316

Autore

Van Dam Raymond <1949->

Titolo

Saints and their miracles in late antique Gaul / / Raymond Van Dam

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Princeton, N.J. : , : Princeton University Press, , 1993

©1993

ISBN

1-4008-1931-8

1-283-57873-5

9786613891181

1-4008-2114-2

Edizione

[Course Book]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (viii, 349 pages) : map

Altri autori (Persone)

FortunatusVenantius Honorius Clementianus <ca. 540-ca. 600.>

Gregory, Saint, Bishop of Tours,  <538-594.>

Disciplina

235/.2/094409021

Soggetti

Christian saints - Cult - France - History

Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages - France - Tours - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes English translations of selections from Fortunatus and Gregory of Tours.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [323]-334) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- ABBREVIATIONS -- INTRODUCTION -- Part I. -- CHAPTER ONE. Different Saints, Different Cults -- CHAPTER TWO. Gregory of Tours and His Patron Saints -- CHAPTER THREE. Bodily Miracles -- CHAPTER FOUR. Pilgrimages and Miracle Stories -- EPILOGUE -- Part II: Translations -- Fortunatus -- Gregory of Tours -- Gregory of Tours -- EDITIONS AND TRANSLATIONS -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- MAP -- INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

Saints' cults, with their focus on miraculous healings and pilgrimages, were not only a distinctive feature of Christian religion in fifth-and sixth-century Gaul but also a vital force in political and social life. Here Raymond Van Dam uses accounts of miracles performed by SS. Martin, Julian, and Hilary to provide a vivid and comprehensive depiction of some of the most influential saints' cults. Viewed within the context of ongoing tensions between paganism and Christianity and between Frankish kings and bishops, these cults tell much about the struggle for authority, the forming of communities, and the concept of sin and redemption in late Roman Gaul. Van Dam begins by describing the



origins of the three cults, and discusses the career of Bishop Gregory of Tours, who benefited from the support of various patron saints and in turn promoted their cults. He then treats the political and religious dimensions of healing miracles--including their relation to Catholic theology and their use by bishops to challenge royal authority--and of pilgrimages to saints' shrines. The miracle stories, collected mainly by Gregory of Tours, appear in their first complete English translations.

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910674049103321

Autore

Ferraris Sara

Titolo

Surface Engineering of Light Alloys

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Basel, Switzerland, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2021

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (140 p.)

Soggetti

Research & information: general

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

Light alloys (aluminum, magnesium, and titanium alloys) are gaining increasing interest in the scientific and technological community in many different application fields, from automotive to medicine, thanks to their light weight coupled with interesting mechanical properties. The functional performances of light alloys can be significantly affected by their surface properties; in fact, the surface can be considered as the "visiting card" of the material for its working environment (e.g., it can drive the biological response upon implantation for titanium alloys intended for biomedical implants or it can affect the joining ability of aluminum and magnesium alloys) as well as for its further material working steps (e.g., coatings). Surface engineering is a versatile tool for the modification of material surfaces in order to tailor and improve their functional properties. The aim of the present Special Issue is to present the latest development in this field through research and



review papers. In particular, the topics of interest include, but are not limited to, surface engineering of light alloys for biomedical applications, surface engineering of light alloys for joining and coatings applications, surface engineering of light alloys for corrosion protection, and surface engineering of light alloys for antibacterial/antifouling purposes.