St. George - Couverture rigide

Morgan, Giles

 
9781904048572: St. George
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 1904048579 ISBN 13 : 9781904048572
Editeur : Pocket Essentials, 2006

Synopsis

St. George is a figure that bridges many worlds. At the heart of the myths and legends surrounding this English icon lies the story of an Early Christian Martyr persecuted by the Roman Empire around the third century AD. But England is only one country to have adopted this legendary soldier saint as their patron. Other countries including Germany, Armenia, Hungary, Portugal and Malta have all claimed him as their own. The cult of St. George is astonishingly widespread with churches being dedicated to him in Ethiopia, Egypt, Greece and France.

His heroic struggle and victory against the dragon can be interpreted as representing the bravery of an individual Christian or as the eternal battle been good and evil. But closer examination of the cult of St. George yields unexpected results. There are clear parallels between his legendary battle and that of earlier pre-Christian heroes such as Perseus and Beowulf. St. George is also identified with the Islamic hero Al Khidr who is said to have discovered the fountain of youth. He has been associated with the coming of spring and has functioned as fertility symbol and been closely linked to the Green Man of Pre-Christian Myth. St. George has also acted as a symbol of chastity and served as a healing saint. His flag has been appropriated by the far right but in recent times come to identify a multi-cultural England. David Beckham arguably embodies many of the contradictory aspects of St. George as sex symbol, multi-racial icon and national hero.

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À propos de l?auteur

Giles Morgan is the author of Pocket Essentials on The Holy Grail, St George, Byzantium, Freemasonry, Saints and The Anglo-Saxons. He is also a fan of Weird Fiction, Science Fiction and Horror and is a regular reviewer of Crime Fiction titles for www.crimetime.co.uk.

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Éditeur
Pocket Essentials
Date d'édition
2006
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1904048579
ISBN 13 
9781904048572
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
160
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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ISBN 10 :  184344965X ISBN 13 :  9781843449652
Editeur : Pocket Essentials, 2017
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