Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Introduction xiii
6. 1. Hagiography and Sacred Models 1
7. 2. Gender, Hagiography, and the Bible 28
8. 3. The Rhetorical Uses of Clothing in the Lives of Sacred Males 52
9. 4. God's Holy Harlots 71
10. 5. “Through the Eye of a Needle” 95
11. 6. Civilizing Merovingian Gaul 120
12. Conclusion: Sacred Fictions 143
13. Notes 153
14. Bibliography 203
15. Index 221