Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Acknowledgements IX
3. Contents XI
4. Introduction 1
5. Chapter 1 Manuscript Variation in the Design and Contents of Maríu saga 19
6. Chapter 2 Mary, Lítillæti (Humility), and Þolinmæði (Patience) in the Skálholt Lectionaries AM 234 fol. and AM 235 fol 47
7. Chapter 3 Glossing “Myrku figurur”: Explicatory and Compilatory Techniques in the Manuscripts of Maríu saga 67
8. Chapter 4 The Bodily Assumption of Mary and Theological Disagreement in Manuscript AM 232 fol 91
9. Chapter 5 Last Things: Death, Judgment, and the Afterlife in the Manuscripts of Maríu saga 113
10. Conclusion 131
11. Appendix: The Manuscripts of Maríu saga 135
12. Bibliography 143
13. Index 157