| Saints and Sainthood Around the Baltic Sea: Identity, Literacy, and Communication in the Middle Ages Contributor(s): Jensen, Carsten Selch (Editor), Jensen, Kurt Villads (Editor), Lehtonen, Tuomas M. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1580443230 ISBN-13: 9781580443234 Publisher: Medieval Institute Publications OUR PRICE: $103.55 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christianity - History - History | Europe - Medieval - Religion | History |
| Dewey: 235.209 |
| LCCN: 2017046071 |
| Series: Studies in Medieval and Early Modern Culture |
| Physical Information: (1.21 lbs) 336 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This volume addresses the history of saints and sainthood in the Middle Ages in the Baltic Region, with a special focus on the cult of saints in Russia, Prussia, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Estonia, and Latvia (Livonia). Essays explore such topics as the introduction of foreign (and "old") saints into new regions, the creation of new local cults of saints in newly Christianized regions, the role of the cult of saints in the creation of political and lay identities, and the potential role of saints in times of war. |
