| Title: | Early Anglo-Saxon Royal Saints : St Æthelthryth of East Anglia, St Mildrith of Kent, St Oswald of Northumbria, St Edmund of East Anglia |
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| Authors: | ID Divjak, Alenka (Author) |
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| Files: |  PDF - Presentation file, download (5,59 MB)
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| Language: | English |
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| Typology: | 2.01 - Scientific Monograph |
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| Organization: |  INR - Institute Nova Revija for the Humanities
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| Abstract: | This study discusses four widely venerated Anglo-Saxon saints: St Æthelthryth of Ely (ca. 635- 679), St Mildrith of Thanet (†732/733), St Oswald of Northumbria (†642), and St Edmund of East Anglia (†869/870). They descended from the royal families who materially and politically supported the conversion of Anglo-Saxon England in the seventh century. As a sign of appreciation, the Church elevated to sanctity a certain number of their family members, and by doing so it invested the royal dynasties with an aura of hitherto unknown spiritual prestige as saints were believed to be heavenly protectors and intermediaries between life and death. Apart from focusing on hagiography, especially the process of sanctification, the study also offers a glimpse of the early Anglo-Saxon age, its political history, achievements and the history of mentality, paying particular attention to the gender distinctive roles which determined the saints’ path towards sanctity and sanctification. |
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| Publication status: | Published |
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| Publication version: | Version of Record |
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| Place of publishing: | Ljubljana |
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| Place of performance: | Ljubljana |
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| Publisher: | Inštitut Nove revije, zavod za humanistiko |
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| Year of publishing: | 2024 |
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| Year of performance: | 2024 |
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| Number of pages: | 162 |
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| PID: | 20.500.12556/DiRROS-21372  |
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| ISBN: | 978-961-7014-46-4 |
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| UDC: | 27-36-058.12(410.1)"653" |
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| COBISS.SI-ID: | 217554179 |
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| Publication date in DiRROS: | 28.01.2025 |
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| Views: | 761 |
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