Icelanders venerated numerous saints, both indigenous and from overseas, in the Middle Ages. However, although its literary elite was well acquainted with contemporary Continental currents in hagiographic compositions, theological discussions, and...
more
Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Haus Unter den Linden
Inter-library loan:
Unlimited inter-library loan, copies and loan
Icelanders venerated numerous saints, both indigenous and from overseas, in the Middle Ages. However, although its literary elite was well acquainted with contemporary Continental currents in hagiographic compositions, theological discussions, and worship practices, much of the history of the learned European networks through which the Icelandic cult of the saints developed and partially survived the Lutheran Reformation remains obscure. The essays collected in this volume address this lacuna by exploring the legacies of the cult of some of the most prominent saints and holy men in medieval Iceland, using evidence drawn from Old Norse-Icelandic and Latin hagiographic literature, homilies, prayers, diplomas, sacred art, place-names, and church dedications.
1 online resource (xvi, 382 pages),
illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white), digital, PDF file(s).
Notes:
Previously issued in print: 2021. - Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on January 31, 2023)
Icelanders venerated numerous saints, both indigenous and from overseas, in the Middle Ages. However, although its literary elite was well acquainted with contemporary Continental currents in hagiographic compositions, theological discussions, and...
more
Universitätsbibliothek der Eberhard Karls Universität
Inter-library loan:
No loan of volumes, only paper copies will be sent
Icelanders venerated numerous saints, both indigenous and from overseas, in the Middle Ages. However, although its literary elite was well acquainted with contemporary Continental currents in hagiographic compositions, theological discussions, and worship practices, much of the history of the learned European networks through which the Icelandic cult of the saints developed and partially survived the Lutheran Reformation remains obscure. The essays collected in this volume address this lacuna by exploring the legacies of the cult of some of the most prominent saints and holy men in medieval Iceland, using evidence drawn from Old Norse-Icelandic and Latin hagiographic literature, homilies, prayers, diplomas, sacred art, place-names, and church dedications.
1 online resource (xvi, 382 pages),
illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white), digital, PDF file(s).
Notes:
Previously issued in print: 2021. - Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on January 31, 2023)