Saints and Sainthood around the Baltic Sea : Identity, Literacy, and Communication in the Middle Ages Hardback
Edited by Dr. Carsten Selch (Associate Professor of Church History, University of Copenhagen) Jensen, Tracey (Independent Scholar) Sands, Nils Holger (Associate Professor Emeritus of Church History, University of Copenhagen) Petersen, Kurt Villads (Professor in Medieval History, Stockholm University) Jensen, Tuomas M. S. (Secretary General, Finnish Literature Society) Lehtonen
Part of the Studies in Medieval and Early Modern Culture series
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This volume addresses the history ofsaints and sainthood in the Middle Agesin the Baltic Region, with a special focuson the cult of saints in Russia, Prussia,Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Estonia, andLatvia (Livonia).
Essays explore suchtopics as the introduction of foreign (and"old") saints into new regions, thecreation of new local cults of saints innewly Christianized regions, the role ofthe cult of saints in the creation ofpolitical and lay identities, and thepotential role of saints in times of war.
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- Pages:336 pages, 40 Illustrations, black and white
- Publisher:Medieval Institute Publications
- Publication Date:15/04/2018
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- ISBN:9781580443234
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:336 pages, 40 Illustrations, black and white
- Publisher:Medieval Institute Publications
- Publication Date:15/04/2018
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- ISBN:9781580443234
