Holy Rulers and Blessed Princesses: Dynastic Cults in Medieval Central Europe - Brossura

Klaniczay, Gįbor

 
9780521038997: Holy Rulers and Blessed Princesses: Dynastic Cults in Medieval Central Europe

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A study of medieval Hungarian and central European royal saints.

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Recensione

'... opens up a whole world to the anglophone public ... Both Gįbor Laniczay and the rulers and princesses he writes about deserve a wider audience.' History

'This book ... is a valuable contribution to the study of sanctity in medieval Hungary.' The Journal of Ecclesiastical History

Descrizione del libro

In the central Middle Ages most royal dynasties included saints in their family. Building upon a series of case studies from Hungary and central Europe, Gįbor Klaniczay proposes a synthesis of the multiple forms and transformations of royal and dynastic sainthood.

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9780521420181: Holy Rulers and Blessed Princesses: Dynastic Cults in Medieval Central Europe

Edizione in evidenza

ISBN 10:  0521420180 ISBN 13:  9780521420181
Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2002
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