An edition of Aelfric and the cult of saints in late Anglo-Saxon England
(2005)
Aelfric and the cult of saints in late Anglo-Saxon England
by Mechthild Gretsch
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"In this study, Gretsch analyses Aelfric's Lives of five important saints in the light of their cults in Anglo-Saxon England, namely Gregory, the Roman pope; Benedict, the founder of western Monasticism; Cuthbert, the Northumbrian saint; Swithun of Winchester; and Aethelthryth of Ely. This analysis gives the reader glimpses of 'Aelfric at work': he adapts the cults and rewrites the received Latin hagiography of the five saints, with the result that each of their English Lives conveys a distinct message to the contemporary political elite and to a lay audience at large."--BOOK JACKET.
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History, Cult, Christian hagiography, Christian saints, Saints, cult, Anglo-saxons, Aelfric, abbot of eynsham, Church historyPeople
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Table of Contents
Aelfric's Sanctorale and the Benedictional of Aethelwold
Gregory : the apostle of the English
Cuthbert : from Northumbrian saint to saint of all England
Benedict : father of monks
and what else?
Swithun and Aethelthryth : two "saints of our days".
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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