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The Royal Saints of Anglo-Saxon England

A Study of West Saxon and East Anglian Cults

  • Paperback
  • 356 pages
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • 21.5 x 13.9 x 2.6 cm

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Within Anglo-Saxon England there was a strong and enduring tradition of royal sanctity - of men and women of royal birth who, in an age before the development of papal canonisation, came to be venerated as saints by the regional church. This study, which focuses on some of the best-documented cults of the ancient kingdoms of Wessex and East Anglia, is a contribution towards understanding the growth and continuing importance of England's royal cults. The author examines contemporary and near-contemporary theoretical interpretations of the relationship between royal birth and sanctity, analyses in depth the historical process of cult-creation, and addresses the problem of continuity of cult in the aftermath of the Norman Conquest of 1066. An understanding therefore emerges of the place of the English royal saint not only in Anglo-Saxon society but also in that of the Anglo-Norman realm.
The Royal Saints of Anglo-Saxon England and The Essential History of Christianity
The Essential History of ChristianityThe Royal Saints of Anglo-Saxon England
  • Author

    Susan J. Ridyard

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Cambridge University Press

  • Published

    December 2008

  • Weight

    476g

  • Page Count

    356

  • Dimensions

    21.5 x 13.9 x 2.6 cm

  • ISBN

    9780521088107

  • ISBN-10

    0521088100

  • Eden Code

    1242785

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