Cult of St Ursula and the 11,000 Virgins

Informationen zum Autor Jane Cartwright is professor in Welsh at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David. She has published widely on saints' cults and hagiography. Klappentext The cult of St. Ursula and the 11,000 virgins was one of the most popular and relic-rich of all saints' cults in the medieval period. In this volume, Jane Cartwright provides an interdisciplinary collection of essays that explore the medieval art and texts that were instrumental in the wide transmission of the legend of St. Ursula. The Cult of St Ursula and the 11,000 Virgins will appeal to art historians, as it details the origins of the popular symbols that appear in artistic depictions of St. Ursula and her martyred companions. The book will also be of great interest to students of medieval literature, history, gender studies, religious studies, and the history of music. Zusammenfassung This volume constitutes the first interdisciplinary collection of essays in English to explore the development and transmission of the legend of St Ursula in detail! considering a wealth of different sources including physical remains! literary texts! artistic representations and medieval music.

Product details

• Authors: Jane Cartwright
• Assisted by: Jane Cartwright (Editor), Cartwright Jane (Editor)
• Publisher: University of Wales Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.06.2016
• EAN: 9781783168675
• ISBN: 978-1-78316-867-5
• No. of pages: 336
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; ST, 11, RELIGION / Christianity / History, RELIGION / Christianity / General, Cult, Christianity, of, Ursula, History of Religion, Church history, 000, Virgins