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.
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
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