Saints in the world of nature
Subtitle: the animal story as spiritual parable in medieval hagiography (900-1200)
By: William J Short
Contributors: Pontificia Università gregoriana
Published: 1983
Language: eng
Number of pages: 231
Subjects: Nature; Religious aspects; Christianity; Hagiography; History; Animals; Folklore
Notes: Thesis (doctoral)--Pontificia Università gregoriana, 1983.

Description based on reprint version record.
Table of contents: title: 1. The creatures of the new paradise.; title: 2. Wild beasts that serve and obey.; title: 3. Hunted animals and their saintly protectors.; title: 4. Monks and fish.; title: 5. Winged creatures and the world of spirit.; title: 6. Serpents, dragons and demons.; title: 7. The Devil and wild beasts.; title: 8. A theological vision of the world of creatures.