Medieval Hagiography: An Anthology / Edition 1

by Thomas Head

Overview

Medieval Hagiography is a complete guide to the development of the cult of the saints and the practice of religion in the west during the Middle Ages. This comprehensive anthology includes translations of saints' lives, miracle stories, discoveries of relics, religious visions, canonization inquests, and heresy trials, all ranging from the fourth century to the pre-Reformation period. It contains translations from Latin, Greek, and Romance, Celtic, Germanic, and Slavic vernacular languages. Also included are Hebrew texts concerning the martyrdom of the Jews at the hands of the Christians. Most of the selections have never appeared in English before, and all are accompanied by introductions, notes, and suggestions for further reading. Originating in lands from Iceland to Hungary, from the Baltic to the Mediterranean, the full range of writings provides an unparalleled resource for students, for scholars who wish to explore sources in unfamiliar languages, and for the general reader fascinated by the saints.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	2900415937534
Publication date:	07/23/2001
Pages:	886
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 1.25(h) x 9.00(d)

Table of Contents

	Acknowledgments	xi
	Introduction	xiii
	Note on the Translations	xxxix
	Contributors	xliii
Chapter 1	Athanasius of Alexandria, Life of St. Antony of Egypt	1
Chapter 2	Victricius of Rouen, In Praise of the Saints	31
Chapter 3	Mark the Deacon, Life of St. Porphyry of Gaza	53
Chapter 4	Constantine the Great, the Empress Helena, and the Relics of the Holy Cross	77
Chapter 5	Life of the Holy Virgin Samthann	97
Chapter 6	Jonas of Bobbio, The Abbots of Bobbio from the Life of St. Columbanus	111
Chapter 7	Dado of Rouen, Life of St. Eligius of Noyon	137
Chapter 8	Bede, Martyrology	169
Chapter 9	Einhard, Translation of the Relics of Sts. Marcellinus and Peter	199
Chapter 10	Raguel, Martyrdom of St. Pelagius	227
Chapter 11	Hrotsvit of Gandersheim, The Establishment of the Monastery of Gandersheim	237
Chapter 12	Odilo of Cluny, Epitaph of the August Lady, Adelheid	255
Chapter 13	The Cult of Relics in the Eleventh Century	273
Chapter 14	Peter Damian, Life of St. Romuald of Ravenna	295
Chapter 15	Life of St. Alexis	317
Chapter 16	The Miracles of St. Ursmer on His Journey through Flanders	341
Chapter 17	Drogo of Sint-Winoksbergen, Life of St. Godelieve	359
Chapter 18	Hartvic, Life of King Stephen of Hungary	375
Chapter 19	Guibert of Nogent, On Saints and Their Relics	399
Chapter 20	A Tale of Doomsday Colum Cille Should Have Left Untold	429
Chapter 21	Life of the Dear Friends Amicus and Amelius	441
Chapter 22	The Book of Ely	459
Chapter 23	The Tract on the Conversion of Pons of Leras and the True Account of the Beginning of the Monastery at Silvanes	495
Chapter 24	Thomas of Monmouth, Life and Passion of St. William of Norwich	515
Chapter 25	The Jewish Martyrs of Blois	537
Chapter 26	Liturgical Offices for the Cult of St. Thomas Becket	561
Chapter 27	Saga of Bishop Jon of Holar	595
Chapter 28	Gautier de Coincy, Miracles of the Virgin Mary	627
Chapter 29	The Cult of Mary Magdalen in Late Medieval France	655
Chapter 30	The Lives of St. Margaret of Antioch in Late Medieval England	675
Chapter 31	The Middle-English version of Jacques de Vitry's Life of St. Marie D'Oignies	709
Chapter 32	Peter of the Morrone (Pope Celestine V), Autobiography	729
Chapter 33	The Life of St. David set down by an Anchorite at Llanddewibrefi	745
Chapter 34	The Old Czech Life of St. Catherine of Alexandria	763
Chapter 35	The Canonization Process for St. Vincent Ferrer	781
Chapter 36	The Mission of Joan of Arc	805

Editorial Reviews

"Routledge's decision to reissue Thomas Head's Medieval Haigiography in an expansive paperback edition, suggests that this is reference material that both scholars and students want to get their hands on." -- Arthuriana
"[A] rich feast of a book, one might need no others... Overall it is highly to be recommended." -- The Catholic Historical Review

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