| Description |
1 online resource : 12 black and white halftones, 5 tables, 6 maps |
| Contents |
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Tables -- Preface -- Introduction -- PART I. Martin's Town: From Unity to Duality -- Introduction -- 1. Martinopolis (ca. 37I-I050) -- 2. Excluding the Center: Monastic Exemption and Liturgical Realignment in Tours -- PART 2. Marmoutier -- Introduction -- 3. History, Legitimacy, and Motivation in Marmoutier's Literature for the Angevins -- 4. Marmoutier and the Salvation of the Counts of Blois -- 5. Individual Motivation, Collective Responsibility: Reinforcing Bonds of Community -- 6. Preservation through Time: Historical Consciousness at Marmoutier -- PART 3. The Chapter of Saint-Martin -- Introduction -- 7. The Corporate Identity of the Canons of Saint-Martin -- 8. Saint Martin's Diocese: The Appropriation of Episcopal Symbols -- 9. Martin's New Town: Dominance and Resistance in Chateauneuf -- Conclusion -- Source Appendix -- Abbreviations -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Summary |
Sharon Farmer here investigates the ways in which three medieval communities-the town of Tours, the basilica of Saint-Martin there, and the abbey of Marmoutier nearby-all defined themselves through the cult of Saint Martin .. |
| Analysis |
European history: medieval period, middle ages |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 321-351) and index |
| Notes |
In English |
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Mai 2019) |
| Subject |
Martin, Saint, Bishop of Tours, ca. 316-397, Cult -- France -- Tours
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Martin, Saint, Bishop of Tours, approximately 316-397 -- Cult -- France -- Tours
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Basilique Saint-Martin de Tours -- History
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Marmoutier (Abbey : Tours, France) -- History
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Basilique Saint-Martin de Tours |
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Marmoutier (Abbey : Tours, France) |
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Christian saints -- Cult -- History of doctrines -- Middle Ages, 600-1500
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European history.
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HISTORY -- Medieval.
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Christian saints -- Cult -- History of doctrines -- Middle Ages
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Tours (France) -- Church history
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France -- Tours
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dictionaries.
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Church history
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History
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Dictionaries.
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Dictionnaires.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781501740602 |
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1501740601 |
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9781501740596 |
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1501740598 |
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