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The Cult of St Edmund in Medieval East Anglia
Rebecca Pinner
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Hardback. An investigation of the growth and influence of the cult of St Edmund, and how it manifested itself in medieval material culture. Num Pages: 292 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, 4 colour illustrations, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKEA; 3F; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC1; HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 164 x 23. Weight in Grams: 630.
An investigation of the growth and influence of the cult of St Edmund, and how it manifested itself in medieval material culture. Longlisted for the Katharine Briggs Award 2016 St Edmund, king and martyr, supposedly killed by Danes (or "Vikings") in 869, was one of the pre-eminent saints of the middle ages; his cult was favoured and patronised by several English kings, and gave rise to a rich array of visual, literary, musical and political artefacts. This study explores the development of devotion to St Edmund, from its first flourishing in the ninth century to the ... Read more
An investigation of the growth and influence of the cult of St Edmund, and how it manifested itself in medieval material culture. Longlisted for the Katharine Briggs Award 2016 St Edmund, king and martyr, supposedly killed by Danes (or "Vikings") in 869, was one of the pre-eminent saints of the middle ages; his cult was favoured and patronised by several English kings, and gave rise to a rich array of visual, literary, musical and political artefacts. This study explores the development of devotion to St Edmund, from its first flourishing in the ninth century to the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Condition
New
Number of Pages
292
Place of Publication
Woodbridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781783270354
SKU
V9781783270354
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99-50
About Rebecca Pinner
Lecturer in Medieval and Early Modern Literature in the School of Literature, Drama and Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia.
Reviews for The Cult of St Edmund in Medieval East Anglia
A first-rate example of interdisciplinary historical scholarship, drawing on art history, literary criticism, archaeology, social history, and even anthropology to illuminate a saint's cult whose significance is finally being recognized. The book transcends the usual divide between textual and material studies that can impede medieval historians.... essential reading for anyone interested in the development of saints' cults and royal and ... Read more