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Saints and their miracles in late antique Gaul /

Saints' cults, with their focus on miraculous healings and pilgrimages, were not only a distinctive feature of Christian religion in fifth-and sixth-century Gaul but also a vital force in political and social life. Here Raymond Van Dam uses accounts of miracles performed by SS. Martin, Julian,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Van Dam, Raymond
Otros Autores: Fortunatus, Venantius Honorius Clementianus, approximately 540-approximately 600, Gregory, Bishop of Tours, Saint, 538-594
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Latín
Publicado: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©1993.
Colección:ACLS Humanities E-Book.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Saints' cults, with their focus on miraculous healings and pilgrimages, were not only a distinctive feature of Christian religion in fifth-and sixth-century Gaul but also a vital force in political and social life. Here Raymond Van Dam uses accounts of miracles performed by SS. Martin, Julian, and Hilary to provide a vivid and comprehensive depiction of some of the most influential saints' cults. Viewed within the context of ongoing tensions between paganism and Christianity and between Frankish kings and bishops, these cults tell much about the struggle for authority, the forming of communit.
Notas:Title from title screen as viewed on October 19, 2004.
Includes English translations of selections from Fortunatus and Gregory of Tours.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (viii, 349 pages) : map
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-334) and index.
ISBN:0691032335
9780691032337
0691021120
9780691021126
9781400821143
1400821142