Footprints of Michael the Archangel - The Formation and Diffusion of a Saintly Cult, C. 300-C. 800

Early Christians sought miracles from Michael the Archangel and this enigmatic ecumenical figure was the subject of hagiography, liturgical texts, and relics across Western Europe. Entering contemporary debates about angelology, this fascinating study explores the formation and diffusion of the cult of Saint Michael from c. 300-c.800.

List of contents

1. The Problem with Michael 2. Michael: A Ecumenical Archangel 3. Michael the Archistrategos 4. The Politics of Angelic Sanctity 5. Michael Goes North 6. Michael Contained-the Carolingian Cultus

About the author

John Charles Arnold is an Assistant Professor of History at SUNY-Fredonia.

Summary

Early Christians sought miracles from Michael the Archangel and this enigmatic ecumenical figure was the subject of hagiography, liturgical texts, and relics across Western Europe. Entering contemporary debates about angelology, this fascinating study explores the formation and diffusion of the cult of Saint Michael from c. 300-c.800.

Product details

• Authors: J Arnold, J. Arnold, John Charles Arnold
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.01.2016
• EAN: 9781349467129
• ISBN: 978-1-349-46712-9
• No. of pages: 292
• Series: The New Middle Ages; The New Middle Ages
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Miscellaneous; Europa, Literaturwissenschaft: Antike und Mittelalter, B, Geschichte der Religion, Sociology of Religion, Fiction & related items, Fiction, History of Religion, auseinandersetzen, Literature: history & criticism, Sociology & anthropology, Palgrave Religion & Philosophy Collection, Religion—History, Religion and sociology, European Literature, Literary studies: ancient, classical & medieval, Fiction Literature, Medieval Literature, Literature, Medieval