The cult of St George in medieval England /

Shortlisted for the Katharine Briggs Award 2010. Recently, St George has enjoyed a modest revival as a specifically English national symbol. But how became the patron saint of England in the first place has always been a mystery. He was not English, nor was his principal shrine there - the usual cri...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Good, Jonathan (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Woodbridge : The Boydell Press, [2009]
Subjects:
George, > Saint, > -303.
George, > Saint, > -303 > Cult.
George, > Saint, > -303
Georg (Heiliger)
1066-1485
Geschichte 1272-1509
Christianity and politics > History.
Christianisme et politique > Histoire.
HISTORY.
HISTORY > Medieval.
Christianity and politics.
Cults.
Verehrung
Great Britain > History > Medieval period, 1066-1485.
England > Church history > 1066-1485.
Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 1066-1485 (Moyen Âge)
Angleterre > Histoire religieuse > 1066-1485.
England.
Great Britain.
England
Church history.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • George the Saint, England the nation
  • The cult of St. George : origins, development, and arrival in England
  • Royal St. George, 1272-1509
  • Popular St. George in late medieval England
  • St. George's post-medieval career.

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