Saints' Cults in the Celtic World

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Saints' Cults in the Celtic World

Edited by: Steven Boardman , John Reuben Davies and Eila Williamson
With contributions by: Eila Williamson , Fiona Edmonds , James E. Fraser , Joanna Huntington , John Reuben Davies , Jonathan M Wooding , Karen Jankulak , Sally Crumplin , Steven Boardman and Thomas O Clancy

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 2009

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Volume 25 | Studies in Celtic History

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Saints' cults flourished in the medieval world, and the phenomenon is examined here in a series of studies.

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Boardman Steven :

Steve Boardman is Professor in Medieval Scottish History at the University of Edinburgh. He has written monographs on the Early Stewart kings and the history of the Clan Campbell, edited several books, and published articles on various aspects of the political and cultural life of late medieval Scotland.Edmonds Fiona :

Dr FIONA EDMONDS is Professor of History and Director of the Regional Heritage Centre at Lancaster University.Boardman Steven :

Steve Boardman is Professor in Medieval Scottish History at the University of Edinburgh. He has written monographs on the Early Stewart kings and the history of the Clan Campbell, edited several books, and published articles on various aspects of the political and cultural life of late medieval Scotland.

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History Historical Periods Medieval History

Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
CONTENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	v
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Publicly Available Download PDF	vi
LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
ABBREVIATIONS Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
EDITORS’ PREFACE Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
1 ROCHESTER, HEXHAM AND CENNRÍGMONAID: THE MOVEMENTS OF ST ANDREW IN BRITAIN, 604–747 James E. Fraser Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2 THE CULTS OF SAINTS PATRICK AND PALLADIUS IN EARLY MEDIEVAL SCOTLAND Thomas Owen Clancy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	18
3 PERSONAL NAMES AND THE CULT OF PATRICK IN ELEVENTH-CENTURY STRATHCLYDE AND NORTHUMBRIA Fiona Edmonds Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	42
4 BISHOP KENTIGERN AMONG THE BRITONS John Reuben Davies Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	66
5 ADJACENT SAINTS’ DEDICATIONS AND EARLY CELTIC HISTORY Karen Jankulak Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	91
6 CUTHBERT THE CROSS-BORDER SAINT IN THE TWELFTH CENTURY Sally Crumplin Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	119
7 DAVID OF SCOTLAND: ‘VIR TAM NECESSARIUS MUNDO Joanna Huntington Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	130
8 THE CULT OF ST GEORGE IN SCOTLAND Steve Boardman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	146
9 THE CULT OF THE THREE KINGS OF COLOGNE IN SCOTLAND Eila Williamson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	160
10 THE MEDIEVAL AND EARLY MODERN CULT OF ST BRENDAN Jonathan M. Wooding Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	180
INDEX Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	205

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February 19, 2009

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9781846157592

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Boydell Press

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234

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781846157592

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Keywords for this book

Saints Cults; Medieval British Isles; Ireland; Cultural Context; Devotional Interests; Northern Britain; Political Boundaries; Territorial Boundaries; Pan-European Devotions; St Brendan; The Three Kings; St George; Saints' Cults; Cultural Contexts; St. Brendan; St. George

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Saints' Cults in the Celtic World

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