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Title:

Saints and sainthood around the Baltic Sea : identity, literacy, and communication in the Middle Ages / edited by Carsten Selch Jensen, Tracey R. Sands, Nils Holger Petersen, Kurt Villads Jensen, Tuomas M.S. Lehtonen.

Publisher:

Medieval Institute Publications,

Copyright Date:

2018

Description:

xii, 324 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Christian saints--Cult--Baltic Sea Region--Congresses.
Christian saints--Cult--Livonia--Congresses.
Christian saints--Cult--Scandinavia--Congresses.
Christian hagiography--History--To 1500--Congresses.
Church history--Middle Ages, 600-1500--Congresses.
Baltic Sea Region--Church history--Congresses.
Livonia--Church history--Congresses.

Other Authors:

Jensen, Carsten Selch, editor.
Sands, Tracey R., editor.
Petersen, Nils Holger, editor.
Jensen, Kurt Villads, editor.
Lehtonen, Tuomas M. S., editor.
Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura, sponsoring body.

Notes:

Papers presented at an interdisciplinary conference held in Helsinki in October, 2011, at the Finnish Literature Society. Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-310) and index.

Summary:

"This volume addresses the history of saints and sainthood in the Middle Ages in the Baltic Region, with a special focus on the cult of saints in Russia, Prussia, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Estonia, and Latvia (more commonly referred to in the Middle Ages as Livonia)."-- Provided by publisher.

Series:

Studies in medieval and early modern culture ; LIV

ISBN:

1580443230
9781580443234

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1011561000

LCCN:

2017046071

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)