St David of Wales: Cult, Church and Nation

All aspects of the cult of St David, patron saint of Wales, are examined in this wide-ranging volume.

Sommario

The figure of David - Jonathan M Wooding
Transition and survival: St Davids and St Davids Cathedral - J. Wyn Evans
The geography of the cult of St David: a study of dedication patterns in the medieval diocese - Heather James
St Davids adn a new link with the Hiberno-Norse world - Mark Redknap
Which text is Rhygyfarch's Life of St David? - Richard Sharpe
Rhygyfarch's Life of St David - John Reuben Davies
Some observations on the `Nero', `Digby', and `Vespian' recensions of Vita S. David - John Reuben Davies
Armes Prydain Fawr and St David - Graham Isaac
The cult of St Non: rape, sanctity and motherhood in Welsh and Breton hagiography - Jane Cartwright
The cults of SS. Nonne and Divi in Brittany - Bernard Tanguy
St David in the liturgy: a review of sources - Daniel Huws
The office of St David in Paris, Bibliothèque nationale, ms. lat. 17294 - Owain Tudor Edwards
A triad of texts about St David - David R. Howlett
The relics of St David: the historical evidence - Fred Cowley
AMS radiocarbon dating of bones from St Davids cathedral - Thomas Higham
Shrine and counter-shrine in 1920s and 1930s Dewisland? - John Morgan-Guy
The archbishoprics of St Davids and the bishops of Clas Cynidr - John Reuben Davies
The dynasty of Deheubarth and the church of St Davids - Huw Pryce
The statutes of St Davids Cathedral 1224-1259 - Julia Barrow
The crisis of the sixteenth century - Glanmor Williams
The diocese of St Davids in the early nineteenth century: a reappraisal - Nigel Yates

Info autore

J. Wyn Evans, Jonathan M. Wooding

Riassunto

All aspects of the cult of St David, patron saint of Wales, are examined in this wide-ranging volume.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: J. Wyn Evans, Jonathan M. Wooding
• Con la collaborazione di: J Wyn Evans (Editore), J. Wyn Evans (Editore), Jonathan M Wooding (Editore), Jonathan M. Wooding (Editore)
• Editore: Boydell & Brewer
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 15.11.2007
• EAN: 9781843833222
• ISBN: 978-1-84383-322-2
• Pagine: 408
• Dimensioni: 163 mm x 238 mm x 26 mm
• Peso: 1025 g
• Serie: Studies in Celtic History
• Categorie: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Religione: tematiche generali, opere di consultazione; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Religione / teologia > Scritti religiosi, preghiere, libri di canti, meditazioni religiose; RELIGION / History, Religion - Commentaries / Reference