Browsing by Subject "Hagiography"
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An analysis of the correspondence and hagiographical works of Philip of Harvengt
(University of St Andrews, 2008-06) - ThesisFor every famous author of the twelfth-century renaissance, there are numerous lesser-known writers. Despite being overshadowed by more brilliant scholars or those closer to the centre of important events, their voices add ... -
Death in Anglo-Saxon hagiography : approaches, attitudes, aesthetics
(University of St Andrews, 2014-06-24) - ThesisThis thesis examines attitudes and approaches towards death, as well as aesthetic representations of death, in Anglo-Saxon hagiography. The thesis contributes to the discussion of the historical and intellectual contexts ... -
Depictions of sainthood in the Latin saints' lives of twelfth-century England
(University of St Andrews, 2014-07-28) - ThesisThis thesis examines the depiction of saintly figures within the Latin vitae of twelfth-century England (1066–c.1215). It tests the extent to which these depictions are homogeneous and examines what factors may have shaped ... -
Hagiography and the cult of saints in the diocese of Liège, c. 700-980
(University of St Andrews, 2007-06-21) - ThesisThis thesis takes the hagiographical texts written in the diocese of Liège between approximately 700 and 980 and examines them in their political, social and cultural context. It analyses the texts by paying particular ... -
The 'Passiones' of St. Kilian : cult, politics and society in the Carolingian and Ottonian worlds
(University of St Andrews, 2015-06-25) - ThesisThe subject of this thesis is the relationship between hagiography and cult in the early medieval west taken through the example of the Passiones of St. Kilian of Würzburg († 689) in the period from circa 700 to circa 1000 ...