Saints and Their Miracles in Late Antique Gaul - Rilegato

Van Dam, Raymond

3,27

11 valutazioni di Goodreads

9780691032337: Saints and Their Miracles in Late Antique Gaul

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0691032335 ISBN 13: 9780691032337

Casa editrice: Princeton Univ Pr, 1993

Vedi tutte le copie di questo ISBN:

Saints' cults, with their focus on miraculous healings and pilgrimages, were not only a distinctive feature of Christian religion in fifth-and sixth-century Gaul but also a vital force in political and social life. Here Raymond Van Dam uses accounts of miracles performed by SS. Martin, Julian, and Hilary to provide a vivid and comprehensive depiction of some of the most influential saints' cults. Viewed within the context of ongoing tensions between paganism and Christianity and between Frankish kings and bishops, these cults tell much about the struggle for authority, the forming of communities, and the concept of sin and redemption in late Roman Gaul.

Van Dam begins by describing the origins of the three cults, and discusses the career of Bishop Gregory of Tours, who benefited from the support of various patron saints and in turn promoted their cults. He then treats the political and religious dimensions of healing miracles--including their relation to Catholic theology and their use by bishops to challenge royal authority--and of pilgrimages to saints' shrines. The miracle stories, collected mainly by Gregory of Tours, appear in their first complete English translations.

Le informazioni nella sezione "Riassunto" possono far riferimento a edizioni diverse di questo titolo.

Recensione:

"By dwelling on the ways in which local politics, culture, geography, and even individual personalities contributed to the uneven development of 'saints' cults in Gaul, Van Dam shows us their sheer 'unpredictability.' In the process, he has given us an unquestionably richer picture that can only enhance our understanding of the times."--Journal of Early Christian Studies

Contenuti:

	Preface
	Abbreviations
	Introduction	3
Ch. 1	Different Saints, Different Cults	11
1	The Cult of St. Martin	13
2	The Cult of St. Hilary	28
3	The Cult of St. Julian	41
Ch. 2	Gregory of Tours and His Patron Saints	50
1	Becoming a Bishop	52
2	Being a Bishop	68
Ch. 3	Bodily Miracles	82
1	Body and Community	86
2	Body and Power	94
3	Body and Theology	105
Ch. 4	Pilgrimages and Miracle Stories	116
1	Pilgrimages to Tours	117
2	"The Place Where His Body Is Now Honored"	128
3	Pilgrimages from Tours	135
4	Gregory's Vow	142
	Epilogue	150
	The Miracles of St. Hilary (= VH)	155
	The Suffering and Miracles of the Martyr St. Julian (= VJ)	162
	Appendix 1: The Suffering of the Martyr St. Julian (= Passio)	196
	The Miracles of the Bishop St. Martin (= VM 1-4)	199
	Appendix 2: A Sermon in Praise of St. Martin (= Sermo)	304
	Appendix 3: Inscriptions from the Martinellus	308
	Editions and Translations	319
	Bibliography	323
	Map	335
	Index	337