The Cult of Saints and Legitimization of Elite Power in East Central and Northern Europe Up to 1300 - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 2503611087 ISBN 13 : 9782503611082

Editeur : Brepols N.V., 2024

Synopsis

While Northern and East Central Europe are often considered to have been peripheral parts of medieval Latin Christendom, they nevertheless embraced many of the same cultural impulses found in more central areas. Key among these was the way in which social elites, in the first centuries after the introduction of Christianity, recognized the potential to exploit the cult of saints as a way of legitimizing their own social standing. Taking this thematic focus as its starting point, this volume explores the intersection of religion, power, and the reception and development of new impulses from abroad within Northern and East Central Europe. It does so by comparing and contrasting cults that emerged locally with cults that were imported to the region. Through this comparative overview, the chapters of this volume not only contribute to a more nuanced understanding of these outlying regions, but also shed new light on Latin Christian Europe as a whole.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Brepols N.V.
• Date d'édition: 2024
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 2503611087
• ISBN 13: 9782503611082
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 472
• Éditeur: Pac Grzegorz, Hope Steffen, Sigurdsson Jon Vidar
• Coordonnées du fabricant: brepols; https://www.brepols.com; ; Tieblokkenlaan 2; Turnhout; 2300; Belgique