Early medieval hagiography
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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? Can we understand society and its many post-Roman transformations through them? This short book takes readers from the creation of medieval hagiography, through the ways in which it circulated, to 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.
Title |
Early medieval hagiography / James T. Palmer. [electronic resource] |
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Publisher |
Leeds : ARC Humanities Press |
Creation Date |
2018 |
Notes |
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 15 Jan 2021). Issued also in print. Includes bibliographical references. In English. |
Content |
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. |
Series |
Past imperfect |
Extent |
1 online resource (122 pages) : digital, PDF file(s). |
Language |
English |
National Library system number |
997010705659305171 |
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