Saints and Sainthood around the Baltic Sea: Identity, Literacy, and Communication in the Middle Ages

Saints and Sainthood around the Baltic Sea: Identity, Literacy, and Communication in the Middle Ages
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Medieval Institute Publications
Country
United States
Published
15 April 2018
Pages
336
ISBN
9781580443234

Saints and Sainthood around the Baltic Sea: Identity, Literacy, and Communication in the Middle Ages

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 (Livonia). Essays explore such topics as the introduction of foreign (and
old ) saints into new regions, the creation of new local cults of saints in newly Christianized regions, the role of the cult of saints in the creation of political and lay identities, and the potential role of saints in times of war.

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