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Constructing a cult : the life and veneration of Guðmundr Arason (1161-1237) in the Icelandic written sources
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- Creator
- by Joanna A. Skórzewska
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- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2011
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- vii, 311 pages : map ; 25 cm
- ISBNs
- 9789004194977, 9004194967, 9789004194960, 9004194975, 1283120739, 9786613120731
- OCLC
- ocn689003002, ocn729754188
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- The source material -- The childhood of a saint -- Adolescence and first steps towards a clerical career -- In vita miracles : the means, the performance, and the criticism -- Guðmundr's relationship with powerful laymen -- The infallible supporters : women and saints -- "The father of the poor"? -- The death of the saint and his posthumous fame -- Appendix 1: Offerings listed in miracle stories (GJtb, GB, and GD) -- Appendix 2: Miracle stories that mention provision of food -- Appendix 3: Translatio of Guðmundr's bones performed by Bishop Auðunn Þorbergsson as recorded in the Icelandic annals -- Appendix 4: The cultus of the vernacular saints as recorded in the Icelandic annals -- Appendix 5: Obituaries of "holy men" in the Icelandic annals -- Appendix 6: Days honouring the Icelandic holy bishops as recorded in charters -- Appendix 7: The geographical distribution of images and sagas of the Icelandic holy bishops -- Appendix 8: Episcopal sees and religious houses in Iceland
Subjects
- Gudmundur Arason, Bishop of Holár, 1161-1237.
- Gudmundur Arason, Bishop of Holár, 1161-1237 -- Public opinion.
- Gudmundur Arason, Bishop of Holár, 1161-1237 -- Influence.
- Christian saints -- Iceland -- Biography.
- Bishops -- Iceland -- Biography.
- Christian saints -- Cult -- Iceland -- History -- Sources.
- Iceland -- Church history -- Sources.
- Iceland -- Religious life and customs -- Sources.
- Christian hagiography.