Title: A companion to Middle English hagiography /
Authors: Salih, Sarah, 1967-
Publisher: D.S. Brewer,
Year: 2006
Subjects: Christian hagiography.; England Church history; England Religious life and customs.
Abstract: "This collection introduces the canon of Middle English hagiography; places it in the context of the cults of saints; analyses key themes within hagiographic narrative, including gender, power, violence and history; and, finally, shows how hagiographic themes survived the Reformation. Overall it offers both information for those coming to the genre for the first time, and points forward to new trends in research."--Jacket.
Contents: Hagiography in context : images miracles, shrines and festivals / Samantha Riches -- Corpora and manuscripts, authors and audiences / Mary Beth Long -- Power and authority / Claire M. Waters -- Violence, community and the materialisation of belief / Robert Mills -- Gender and sexuality / Anke Bernau -- History, historiography and reqriting the past / Katherine J. Lewis -- Crossovers and afterlife / Matthew Woodcock.