The private lives of the saints : power, passion and politics in Anglo-Saxon England
Ramirez, Janina, 1980-2016
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The word 'saint' conjures a variety of associations in our modern minds. Some might connect it with suffering, charity and devotion to Christian values; others with miracles, martyrdom and heavenly gifts like the stigmata, while others still associate them with superstition, fanaticism and the power of the Papacy. But far from the one-dimensional pious figures we imagine, the saints were the power players, king makers and politicians of the day, and by re-examining their lives - the art and literature that inspired them, the landscape and buildings that surrounded them, the issues that preoccupied them and the symbolic world that mattered to them - this book provides a unique and fascinating lens through which to explore the rich history of the Dark Ages.
Main title:
Author:
Ramirez, Janina, 1980-, author
Imprint:
London : WH Allen, 2016.
Collation:
342 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2015.Includes bibliographical references and index.
Audience:
Specialized.
ISBN:
9780753555613 (pbk)
Dewey class:
235.2094209021235.20942235.209
LC class:
BR1710
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
1544255