Cult of the Virgin Mary in Anglo-Saxon England

Zusammenfassung This book provides a wide-ranging exploration of the cult in England from c. 700 to the Conquest. Dr Clayton describes and illustrates with a plate section the development of Marian devotion! discussing Anglo-Saxon feasts of the Virgin! liturgical texts! prayers! art! poetry and prose. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of plates Acknowledgements List of abbreviations 1. Introduction 2. Feasts of the Virgin: origin and development 3. The cult of the Virgin in the liturgy 4. Private prayer to Mary 5. Marian dedications, relics and pilgrimage in Anglo-Saxon England 6. The Virgin as portrayed in Anglo-Saxon art 7. The Virgin in Old English poetry 8. The Virgin in Old English prose 9. Conclusions Bibliography Index

Product details

• Authors: Mary Clayton
• Assisted by: Simon Keynes (Editor), Andy Orchard (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 13.02.2003
• EAN: 9780521531153
• ISBN: 978-0-521-53115-3
• No. of pages: 332
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Anglo-Sax
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology