Constructing a cult the life and veneration of Guđmundr Arason (1161-1237) in the Icelandic written sources /
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| Language: | English |
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2011.
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| Series: | Northern world ;
v. 51. |
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Table of Contents:
- The source material
- The childhood of a saint
- Adolescence and first steps towards a clerical career
- In vita miracles : the means, the performance, and the criticism
- Guðmundr's relationship with powerful laymen
- The infallible supporters : women and saints
- "The father of the poor"?
- The death of the saint and his posthumous fame
- Appendix 1: Offerings listed in miracle stories (GJtb, GB, and GD)
- Appendix 2: Miracle stories that mention provision of food
- Appendix 3: Translatio of Guðmundr's bones performed by Bishop Auðunn Þorbergsson as recorded in the Icelandic annals
- Appendix 4: The cultus of the vernacular saints as recorded in the Icelandic annals
- Appendix 5: Obituaries of "holy men" in the Icelandic annals
- Appendix 6: Days honouring the Icelandic holy bishops as recorded in charters
- Appendix 7: The geographical distribution of images and sagas of the Icelandic holy bishops
- Appendix 8: Episcopal sees and religious houses in Iceland.