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1 online resource (xi, 263 pages). |
Physical Medium |
polychrome |
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text file |
Series |
Cambridge studies in Anglo-Saxon England ; 34
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Cambridge studies in Anglo-Saxon England ; 34.
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 248-257) and indexes. |
Contents |
Aelfric's sanctorale and the Benedictional of Aethelwold -- Gregory : the apostle of the English -- Cuthbert : from Northumbrian saint to saint of all England -- Benedict : father of monks--and what else? -- Swithun and Aethelthryth : two saints 'of our days'. |
Summary |
"In this study, Gretsch analyses Aelfric's Lives of five important saints in the light of their cults in Anglo-Saxon England, namely Gregory, the Roman pope; Benedict, the founder of western Monasticism; Cuthbert, the Northumbrian saint; Swithun of Winchester; and Aethelthryth of Ely. This analysis gives the reader glimpses of 'Aelfric at work': he adapts the cults and rewrites the received Latin hagiography of the five saints, with the result that each of their English Lives conveys a distinct message to the contemporary political elite and to a lay audience at large."--Jacket. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Aelfric, Abbot of Eynsham.
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Aelfric, Abbot of Eynsham. |
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Christian hagiography -- History -- To 1500.
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Christian hagiography. |
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History. |
Chronological Term |
To 1500 |
Subject |
Christian saints -- Cult -- England -- History -- To 1500.
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Christian saints -- Cult. |
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England. |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Gretsch, Mechthild. Aelfric and the cult of saints in late Anglo-Saxon England. Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2005 0521855411 (DLC) 2005012510 (OCoLC)60348802 |
ISBN |
0511140843 (electronic book) |
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9780511140846 (electronic book) |
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0511140312 (electronic book) |
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9780511140310 (electronic book) |
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0511139543 |
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9780511139543 |
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9780511483349 (electronic book) |
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0511483341 (electronic book) |
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9780511140075 (electronic book) |
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051114007X (electronic book) |
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0521855411 (Cloth) |
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9780521855419 (hardback) |
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