Saints and animals in the Middle Ages /

Dominic Alexander presents a thorough investigation of the saint and animal topos - its origins, growth and development.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Alexander, Dominic
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Woodbridge, UK ; Rochester, NY : Boydell Press, 2008.
Colección:JSTOR EBA.
Temas:
600-1500
Christian saints.
Church history > Middle Ages, 600-1500.
Animals > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Saints chrétiens.
Église > Histoire > 600-1500 (Moyen Âge)
RELIGION > Christian Theology > Angelology & Demonology.
HISTORY > Medieval.
Church history > Middle Ages.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Reading the Lives of the saints
  • The formation of tradition
  • Monks and animals in the medieval wilderness
  • The Irish variant
  • Sainted princesses and the resurrection of geese
  • The hermit and the hunter
  • The holy wilderness: Farne Island and the cult of Saint Cuthbert
  • Animal sanctuaries of the Middle Ages?
  • Saint Francis and the thirtheenth century.

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