Cult of Saints and the Virgin Mary in Medieval Scotland

Boardman, Steve (EDT); Williamson, Eila (EDT)

ISBN 10: 1843835622 / ISBN 13: 9781843835622

Edité par Boydell Press, 2010

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• Titre: Cult of Saints and the Virgin Mary in Medieval Scotland
• Éditeur: Boydell Press
• Date de parution: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1843835622
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781843835622
• Reliure: Couverture rigide
• État de l'article: As New

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Synopsis

Of all the Celtic countries, Scotland has lacked the kind of scholarly attention that has been lavished fruitfully on Wales, Ireland, Cornwall and Brittany. And yet of all of them, Scotland offers the widest range of interfaces with broader work on the cult of saints. The papers presented here cover this territory very effectively.... (the book) brings together excellent studies that successfully explore the wide ramifications of the topic. Anyone with an interest in saints' cults will want this book. DAUVIT BROUN, Professor of Scottish History, University of Glasgow. This volume examines the phenomena of the cult of saints and Marian devotion as they were manifested in Scotland, ranging from the early medieval period to the sixteenth century. It combines general surveys of the development of the study of saints in the early and later middle ages with more focused articles on particular subjects, including St Waltheof of Melrose, the obscure early medieval origins of the cult of St Munnu, the short-lived martyr cult of David, duke of Rothsay, and the Scottish saints included in the greatest liturgical compendium produced in late medieval Scotland, the Aberdeen breviary. The way in which Marian devotion permeated late medieval Scottish society is discussed in terms of the church dedications of the twelfth and thirteenth-century aristocracy, the ecclesiastical landscape of Perth, the depiction of Mary in Gaelic poetry, and the pervasive influence of the familial bond between holy mother and son in representations of the Scottish royal family. Dr Steve Boardman is Reader in History, University of Edinburgh; Eila Williamson gained her PhD from the University of Glasgow. Contributors: Helen Birkett, Steve Boardman, Rachel Butter, Thomas Owen Clancy, David Ditchburn, Audrey-Beth Fitch, Mark A. Hall, Matthew H. Hammond, Sim Innes, Alan Macquarrie

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Steve Boardman is Professor in Medieval Scottish History at the University of Edinburgh. He has written monographs on the Early Stewart kings and the history of the Clan Campbell, edited several books, and published articles on various aspects of the political and cultural life of late medieval Scotland.

Alan Macquarrie is Honorary Research Fellow in the School of Humanities at the University of Glasgow. He has written extensively on medieval Scotland and in 2012 edited the Legends of Scottish Saints from the Aberdeen Breviary.

Audrey-Beth Fitch Graduated With A Ba In History From The University Of Toronto In 1986, A Bed From The University Of Calgary In 1987 And A Phd From The University Of Glasgow In 1997. She Was Associate Professor Of History At The California University Of Pennsylvania, And Director Of Studies There From 2003 Until Her Death In 2005. The Audrey-Beth Fitch Women's Studies Conference Is Named In Her Memory. Editorial Work To Bring This Book To Publication Has Been Carried Out By Professor Elizabeth Ewan, University Of Guelph.

David Ditchburn is Associate Professor in Medieval History at Trinity College Dublin. He has edited several books and published many articles on both religion in, and the society and economy of, medieval Scotland.