The Cult of St Thomas Becket in the Plantagenet World, c.1170-c.1220

The extraordinary growth and development of the cult of St Thomas Becket is investigated here, with a particular focus on its material culture.

Sommario

Introduction. The Cult of St Thomas Becket: An Historiographical Pilgrimage - Paul Webster
Becket is Dead! Long Live St Thomas - Anne J. Duggan
The Cult of St Thomas in the Liturgy and Iconography of Christ Church, Canterbury - Marie-Pierre Gelin
Thomas Becket and Leprosy in Normandy - Elma Brenner
Thomas Becket in the Chronicles - Michael Staunton
Matilda, Duchess of Saxony (1168-89) and the Cult of Thomas Becket: A Legacy of Appropriation - Colette Bowie
Leonor Plantagenet and the Cult of Thomas Becket in Castile - José Manuel Cerda
Crown versus Church after Becket: King John, St Thomas, and the Interdict - Paul Webster
The St Thomas Becket Windows at Angers and Coutances: Devotion, Subversion, and the Scottish Connection - Alyce A. Jordan

Info autore

Paul Webster, Marie-Pierre Gelin

Riassunto

The extraordinary growth and development of the cult of St Thomas Becket is investigated here, with a particular focus on its material culture.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Elma Brenner, Anne J. Duggan, Marie-Pierre Gelin, Prof. Michael Staunton, Paul Webster
• Con la collaborazione di: Marie-Pierre Gelin (Editore), Paul Webster (Editore)
• Editore: Boydell & Brewer Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.10.2021
• EAN: 9781783276394
• ISBN: 978-1-78327-639-4
• Pagine: 272
• Dimensioni: 235 mm x 156 mm x 22 mm
• Peso: 588 g
• Illustrazioni: 10 colour, 3 b/w illus.
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Religione / teologia > Cristianesimo