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Rediscovering Sainthood in Italy
Edward M. Schoolman
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Description for Rediscovering Sainthood in Italy
Hardback. Series: The New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 202 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 5 colour illustrations, 6 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3F; 3H; HBLC1; HRCC2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 426.
Beginning with Saint Barbatianus, a fifth-century wonderworking monk and confessor to the Empress Galla Placidia, this book focuses on the changes in the religious landscape of Ravenna, a former capital of the Late Roman Empire, through the Middle Ages. During this period, written stories about saints and their relics not only offered guidance and solace but were also used by those living among the ruins of a once great city—particularly its archbishops, monks, and the urban aristocracy—to reflect on its past glory. This practice remained important to the citizens of Ravenna as they came to terms with the city’s revival ... Read more
Beginning with Saint Barbatianus, a fifth-century wonderworking monk and confessor to the Empress Galla Placidia, this book focuses on the changes in the religious landscape of Ravenna, a former capital of the Late Roman Empire, through the Middle Ages. During this period, written stories about saints and their relics not only offered guidance and solace but were also used by those living among the ruins of a once great city—particularly its archbishops, monks, and the urban aristocracy—to reflect on its past glory. This practice remained important to the citizens of Ravenna as they came to terms with the city’s revival ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
202
Condition
New
Series
The New Middle Ages
Number of Pages
202
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137602718
SKU
V9781137602718
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About Edward M. Schoolman
Edward M. Schoolman is Assistant Professor of History at the University of Nevada, Reno, USA.
Reviews for Rediscovering Sainthood in Italy
“Schoolman has performed an extremely useful service, offering an object lesson in how to use hagiography as a source for cultural history.” (Mark Humphries, Early Medieval Europe, Vol. 27 (3), 2019) “Readers interested in the cult of Saint Barbatianus will find here a thorough examination of the medieval hagiography dedicated to him. It undoubtedly represents a valuable contribution both to ... Read more