| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 263 pages) |
| Series |
Cambridge studies in Anglo-Saxon England ; 34 |
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Cambridge studies in Anglo-Saxon England ; 34.
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| Contents |
Aelfric's sanctorale and the Benedictional of Aethelwold -- Gregory : the apostle of the English -- Cuthbert : from Northumbrian saint to saint of all England -- Benedict : father of monks--and what else? -- Swithun and Aethelthryth : two saints 'of our days' |
| Summary |
"In this study, Gretsch analyses Aelfric's Lives of five important saints in the light of their cults in Anglo-Saxon England, namely Gregory, the Roman pope; Benedict, the founder of western Monasticism; Cuthbert, the Northumbrian saint; Swithun of Winchester; and Aethelthryth of Ely. This analysis gives the reader glimpses of 'Aelfric at work': he adapts the cults and rewrites the received Latin hagiography of the five saints, with the result that each of their English Lives conveys a distinct message to the contemporary political elite and to a lay audience at large."--Jacket |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 248-257) and indexes |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Aelfric, Abbot of Eynsham
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| SUBJECT |
Aelfric, Abbot of Eynsham fast |
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Aelfric (Grammaticus). Passiones sanctorum. swd |
| Subject |
Christian hagiography -- History -- To 1500
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Christian saints -- Cult -- England -- History -- To 1500
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RELIGION -- Christian Theology -- Angelology & Demonology.
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Christian hagiography
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Christian saints -- Cult
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Heiligenverehrung
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Heiligenverering.
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England
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England
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0511140843 |
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9780511140846 |
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0511140312 |
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9780511140310 |
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0511139543 |
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9780511139543 |
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9780511483349 |
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0511483341 |
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9780511140075 |
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051114007X |
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1107155371 |
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9781107155374 |
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1280309040 |
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9781280309045 |
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0511312229 |
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9780511312229 |
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