Constructing a cult
Subtitle: the life and veneration of Guðmundr Arason (1161-1237) in the Icelandic written sources
By: by Joanna A. Skórzewska
Series: The Northern world -- v. 51
Publisher: Brill
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Leiden; Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 311
ISBN-13: 9789004194960
Subjects: Bishops; Christian saints; Influence; Religious life and customs; Sources; Public opinion; Church history; Cult; Christian hagiography; Biography; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The source material; title: The childhood of a saint; title: Adolescence and first steps towards a clerical career; title: In vita miracles : the means, the performance, and the criticism; title: Guðmundr's relationship with powerful laymen; title: The infallible supporters : women and saints; title: "The father of the poor"?; title: The death of the saint and his posthumous fame; title: Appendix 1: Offerings listed in miracle stories (GJtb, GB, and GD); title: Appendix 2: Miracle stories that mention provision of food; title: Appendix 3: Translatio of Guðmundr's bones performed by Bishop Auðunn Þorbergsson as recorded in the Icelandic annals; title: Appendix 4: The cultus of the vernacular saints as recorded in the Icelandic annals; title: Appendix 5: Obituaries of "holy men" in the Icelandic annals; title: Appendix 6: Days honouring the Icelandic holy bishops as recorded in charters; title: Appendix 7: The geographical distribution of images and sagas of the Icelandic holy bishops; title: Appendix 8: Episcopal sees and religious houses in Iceland.