Life and Miracles of St William of Norwich By Thomas of Monmouth

Klappentext The 1896 edition and translation of the hagiography that marks the beginning of the medieval myth of Jewish ritual murder. Zusammenfassung An indispensable text in the history of medieval Jewish–Christian relations, this work documents one of the first allegations of Jewish ritual murder. This 1896 edition includes an English translation and extensive introductory material by Augustus Jessop and M. R. James. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Introduction: 1. Thomas of Monmouth; 2. The Benedictine Priory at Norwich; 3. East Anglia in the reign of Stephen; 4. The Norwich Jews; 5. The manuscript. The text. The history of the book; 6. The legend; 7. The cult and iconography of St. William; Chronological table; The Life and Miracles of St. William of Norwich, by Thomas of Monmouth: Books I-VII. Corrigenda; Index.

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• Authors: Augustus Jessop, Thomas of Monmouth
• Assisted by: M. R. James (Translation), Augustus Jessop (Translation), Augustus Jessopp (Translation), M. R. James (Editor and translation), Jessop Augustus (Editor and translation)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.12.2011
• EAN: 9781108039765
• ISBN: 978-1-108-03976-5
• No. of pages: 406
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Religion
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; RELIGION / Christianity / History, RELIGION / Christianity / General, Christianity, History of Religion, Church history