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Making of Christian Myths in the Pheriphery of Latin Christendom (ca 1000-1300)
Lars Boje Mortensen
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Hardcover. Num Pages: 348 pages, colour photos & b/w maps. BIC Classification: 3H; HRC; JFHF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 249 x 173 x 26. Weight in Grams: 832.
Mythology is usually reserved for non-Christian religions. However, the adoption of Christianity in Northern and East-Central Europe between c. 1000 and 1300 can be adequately described as a myth-making process: local saints were added to the Christian pantheon in all regions entering Latin Europe. The present collection explores the links between local sanctity and the making of national myths in medieval historical writing. By bringing together specialists in history and literature of the European periphery in question, the case is made that the writing of history and saints lives from this pioneering period should been analysed together as mainly ... Read more
Mythology is usually reserved for non-Christian religions. However, the adoption of Christianity in Northern and East-Central Europe between c. 1000 and 1300 can be adequately described as a myth-making process: local saints were added to the Christian pantheon in all regions entering Latin Europe. The present collection explores the links between local sanctity and the making of national myths in medieval historical writing. By bringing together specialists in history and literature of the European periphery in question, the case is made that the writing of history and saints lives from this pioneering period should been analysed together as mainly ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
348
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
Weight
839 g
Number of Pages
348
Place of Publication
, Denmark
ISBN
9788763504072
SKU
V9788763504072
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About Lars Boje Mortensen
Lars Boje Mortensen is professor and head of the Centre of Medieval Literature at the University of Southern Denmark and affiliated professor at the Centre of Medieval Literature at the University of Bergen.
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