The Footprints of Michael the Archangel [electronic resource] : The Formation and Diffusion of a Saintly Cult, c. 300-c. 800 /
Arnold, J.author.
Early Christians sought miracles from Michael the Archangel and this enigmatic ecumenical figure was the subject of hagiography, liturgical texts, and relics across Western Europe. Entering contemporary debates about angelology, this fascinating study explores the formation and diffusion of the cult of Saint Michael from c. 300-c.800.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-249) and index.
Problem with Michael -- Michael, an ecumenical archangel -- Michael the archistrategos -- Politics of angelic sanctity -- Michael goes north -- Michael contained the Carolingian cultus.
Early Christians sought miracles from Michael the Archangel and this enigmatic ecumenical figure was the subject of hagiography, liturgical texts, and relics across Western Europe. Entering contemporary debates about angelology, this fascinating study explores the formation and diffusion of the cult of Saint Michael from c. 300-c.800.
Michael (Archangel)
Religion and sociology.
Fiction.
European literature.
Literature, Medieval.
Religion—History.
Sociology of Religion.
Fiction.
European Literature.
Medieval Literature.
History of Religion.