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Constructing a cult : the life and veneration of Guðmundr Arason (1161-1237) in the Icelandic written sources /
The figure of Gu mundr Arason (1161-1237) and especially his role in the history of medieval Iceland has provoked many strong opinions for decades. This book uses a variety of extant written sources to reexamine those views. It discusses a discrepancy between the popularity of the saint as suggested...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2011.
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| Colección: | Northern world ;
v. 51. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The figure of Gu mundr Arason (1161-1237) and especially his role in the history of medieval Iceland has provoked many strong opinions for decades. This book uses a variety of extant written sources to reexamine those views. It discusses a discrepancy between the popularity of the saint as suggested by the sagas and that reflected by other sources. One of the study 's main claims suggests that the clergy from Northern Iceland had a vital impact upon the construction of the cult. A variety of means applied to achieve it demonstrate the authorial knowledge of the vernacular and international tra. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (vii, 311 pages) : map |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789004194960 9004194967 9789004194977 9004194975 1283120739 9781283120739 9786613120731 6613120731 |
| ISSN: | 1569-1462 ; |