Preface

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents VII
3. Abbreviations IX
4. Preface XI
5. Introduction 1
6. CHAPTER ONE The Sister Saints in the North: The Penitent and the Hostess 12
7. CHAPTER TWO The Cults and Legends of Martha and Mary Magdalen in Medieval Iceland 35
8. CHAPTER THREE The Manuscripts, Sources, and Authorship of Mǫrtu saga ok Maríu Magðalenu 61
9. CHAPTER FOUR The Saga of the Sister Saints: Women Preachers and Considerations of Genre 91
10. Mǫrtu saga ok Maríu Magðalenu / The Saga of Martha and Mary Magdalen 113
11. Bibliography 204
12. Index 215