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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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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés Latín |
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Princeton, N.J. :
Princeton University Press,
1993.
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| Series: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | 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. |
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| Item Description: | Includes English translations of selections from Fortunatus and Gregory of Tours. Title from title screen as viewed on October 19, 2004. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (372 pages): map |
| ISBN: | 9781400821143 |