Saints and their communities [[electronic resource] ] : miracle stories in twelfth century England / / Simon Yarrow

• Autore: Yarrow Simon
• Pubblicazione: Oxford, : Clarendon Press; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (260 p.)
• Disciplina: 282/.42/09021
• Soggetto topico: Monastic and religious life - England - History; Christian saints - England; Miracles
• Soggetto geografico: England Church history 1066-1485
• Note generali: Originally presented as the author's thesis--Oxford University, 1999.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [223]-238) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; List of Maps; Abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. The Cult of St Edmund of Bury; 3. The Canons of Laon and their Tour of England; 4. The Miracles of St Ithamar of Rochester; 5. Little St William of Norwich; 6. The Miracles of St Frideswide of Oxford; 7. The Hand of St James at Reading; 8. Conclusion; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y
• Sommario/riassunto: This is a study of the common social characteristics and circumstances of those among the lay society of twelfth-century England who tended to seek assistance in the form of miracles at the shrines of saints. It aims to make sense of their religious experience and motivation, re-evaluating the religious clich--eacute--;s of devotion found in conventional medieval narratives. - ;Saints and their Communities offers a new approach to the study of lay religion as evidenced in collections of miracle narratives in twelfth-century England. There are a number of problems associated with the interpreta
• Titolo autorizzato: Saints and their communities
• ISBN: 1-280-75795-7; 1-4294-3080-X; 0-19-151579-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910792264303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Oxford historical monographs.