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Signs of devotion : the cult of St. Aethelthryth in medieval England, 695-1615
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Signs of devotion : the cult of St. Aethelthryth in medieval England, 695-1615

Author: Virginia Blanton
Publisher: University Park, PA : Pennsylvania State University Press, ©2007.
Edition/Format:   Book : Biography : State or province government publication : EnglishView all editions and formats
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"Signs of Devotion reveals how Aethelthryth, who became the most popular native female saint, provides a central point of investigation among the cultic practices of several disparate groups over time - religious and lay, aristocratic and common, male and female, literate and nonliterate. This study illustrates that the body of Aethelthryth became a malleable, flexible image that could be readily adopted.  Read more...
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Genre/Form: Sources
Named Person: Etheldreda, Queen of Northumbria
Material Type: Biography, Government publication, State or province government publication, Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Virginia Blanton
ISBN: 0271029846 9780271029849
OCLC Number: 76794711
Description: xiv, 349 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents: Cicatricis uestigia parerent : the mark of virginity in Bede's Ecclesiastical history (ca. 630-ca. 731) --
Æđeldryđ wolde đa ealle woruld-þincg forlætan : the ideology of chastity and monastic reform (ca. 970-ca. 908) --
Tota integra, tota incorrupta : the inviolable body and Ely's monastic identity (1066-ca. 1133) --
La gloriuse seint Audrée, une noble eglise a fundee : chastity, widowhood, and aristocratic patronage (ca. 1189-1416) --
Abbesse heo was hir self imad after þe furst zere, and an holi couent inow heo norisede þere : clerical production, vernacular texts, and lay devotion (ca. 1325-ca. 1615) --
Imagines Ætheldredae (970-1550).
Responsibility: Virginia Blanton.
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"Signs of Devotion reveals how Aethelthryth, who became the most popular native female saint, provides a central point of investigation among the cultic practices of several disparate groups over time - religious and lay, aristocratic and common, male and female, literate and nonliterate. This study illustrates that the body of Aethelthryth became a malleable, flexible image that could be readily adopted. Hagiographical narratives, monastic charters, liturgical texts, miracle stories, estate litigation, shrine accounts, and visual representations collectively testify that the story of Aethelthryth was a significant part of the cultural landscape in early and late medieval England. More important, these representations reveal the particular devotional practices of those invested in Aethelthryth's cult. By centering the discussion on issues of textual production and reception, Blanton provides a unique study of English hagiography, cultural belief, and devotional practice. Signs of Devotion adds, moreover, to the current conversation on virginity and hagiography by encouraging scholars to bridge the divide between studies of Anglo-Saxon and late medieval England and challenging them to adopt methodological strategies that will foster further multidisciplinary work in the field of hagiographical scholarship."--BOOK JACKET.

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