Saints and sainthood around the Baltic Sea: Identity, literacy, and communication in the Middle Ages

C.S. Jensen; T.R. Sands; N.H.  Petersen; K.V. Jensen; T.M.S. Lehtonen

Saints and sainthood around the Baltic Sea: Identity, literacy, and communication in the Middle Ages

C.S. Jensen (Editor), T.R. Sands (Editor), N.H. Petersen (Editor), K.V. Jensen (Editor), T.M.S. Lehtonen (Editor)

Department of Philosophy, History and Art Studies

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Abstract

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. © 2018 by the Board of Trustees of Western Michigan University. All rights reserved.

Original language	English

Place of Publication	Kalamazoo, MI
Publisher	Medieval Institute Publications
Number of pages	324
ISBN (Print)	978-1-58044-323-4
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-58044-324-1
Publication status	Published - 2018
MoE publication type	C2 Edited book

Fields of Science

614 Theology
615 History and Archaeology

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