Tom Lynch

Making Miracles in Medieval England

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book examines how a person solicited aid from a saint, how they might give thanks and the ways in which post-mortem miracles structured the cult of the saints.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 156
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. August 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 413g
• ISBN-13: 9781032071619
• ISBN-10: 1032071613
• Artikelnr.: 64037299

Autorenporträt

Tom Lynch studied at University College London, Royal Holloway and the University of Cambridge. He now works at the British Library and is interested in the interdisciplinary study of societies past and present.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Chapter I - Writing Miracles
Chapter II - Making Shrines
Chapter III - Petitioning the Saints
Chapter IV - Retribution and Reconciliation
Chapter V - Giving Thanks for Miracles
Conclusions
Appendix I - Saints in the Liturgy