Thomas Becket - Friends, Networks, Texts and Cult

Thomas Becket's life was lived on a European stage, his cause was conducted in a European setting, and the cult of the new martyr spread with extraordinary rapidity to the furthest reaches of Latin Christendom before the end of the twelfth century. Based on the critical examination of manuscripts and texts, this collection focuses first on the papal curia and Becket's household in exile. Studies deal with Becket's letters and their authorship and trace the explosion of Becket's cult, the transmission of hagiographical and liturgical texts to France, Germany, and Portugal, and the role of diverse agencies of dissemination.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Anne J Duggan, Anne J. Duggan, Professor Anne J. Duggan
• Editore: ASHGATE PUB CO
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 28.03.2007
• EAN: 9780754659228
• ISBN: 978-0-7546-5922-8
• Pagine: 370
• Dimensioni: 159 mm x 235 mm x 25 mm
• Serie: Variorum Collected Studies
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia; RELIGION / History, CE period up to c 1500, History of Religion, British & Irish history, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, European history: medieval period, middle ages, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval