The Late Medieval Cult of the Saints

Universal Developments within Local Contexts
1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-0-367-67284-3
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 346 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 687 g

Reihe: Sanctity in Global Perspective

This is a book that explores the nature of sainthood in a region at the margins of medieval Latin Christendom. Defining the model of sanctity that characterized Transylvania between the fourteenth and sixteenth centuries, the study considers how the cults of saints functioned within specific local social and cultural contexts. Analyzing case studies from a multi-ethnic region influenced by both the Latin and Eastern Christian traditions, this book provides a close reading of little-surveyed primary sources and offers a comprehensive understanding of sainthood in Transylvania, enhancing the broader study of medieval saints’ cults and their relationship to social power structures.

It will be of great interest to scholars of medieval religion, researchers in medieval studies, and religious studies scholars engaged in comparative research.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Florea, Carmen

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Mittelalterliche, neuzeitliche Archäologie (Europa)
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christentum/Christliche Theologie Allgemein
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction; 1. … For Those Diligent Servants of God and His Saints …The Transylvanian Episcopate and the Cult of the Saints; 2. Competing Cults in Late Medieval Transylvania: The Mendicant Case; 3. The Dynamic of Saintly Patronage; Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Carmen Florea is a lecturer in the Department of Medieval, Early Modern and Art History, Faculty of History and Philosophy at Babes-Bolyai University, Romania.