Saints and animals in the Middle Ages /

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

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Alexander, Dominic
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Woodbridge, UK ; Rochester, NY : Boydell Press, 2008.
Series:JSTOR EBA.
Subjects:
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.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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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