Saints' Cults in the Celtic World

Saints' cults flourished in the medieval world, and the phenomenon is examined here in a series of studies.

List of contents

Editors' Preface
Rochester, Hexham and Cennrígmonaid: the movements of St Andrew in Britain 604-747 - James E. Fraser
The cults of Saints Patrick and Palladius in early medieval Scotland - Thomas O Clancy
Personal names and the cult of Patrick in eleventh-century Strathclyde and Northumbria - Fiona Edmonds
Bishop Kentigern among the Britons - John Reuben Davies
Adjacent saints' dedications and early Celtic History - Karen Jankulak
Cuthbert the cross-border saint in the twelfth century - Sally Crumplin
David of Scotland: Virum tam necessarium mundo - Joanna Huntington
The cult of Saint George in Scotland - Steven Boardman
The cult of the Three Kings of Cologne in Scotland - Eila Williamson
The medieval and early modern cult of St Brendan - Jonathan M Wooding

Product details

• Authors: Steve Boardman
• Assisted by: Steve Boardman (Editor), Steven Boardman (Editor), John Reuben Davies (Editor), Eila Williamson (Editor)
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 19.02.2009
• EAN: 9781843834328
• ISBN: 978-1-84383-432-8
• No. of pages: 234
• Dimensions: 164 mm x 245 mm x 24 mm
• Weight: 544 g
• Series: Studies in Celtic History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Middle Ages; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works