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Devotion to St. Anne in Texts and Images: From Byzantium to the Late European Middle Ages

Elena Ene D-Vasilescu

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St. Anne was popular with representatives of various segments of society - from monks, nuns, members of the clergy, royal patrons, to church-goers of every rank. This book looks into both the public and private worship of this holy woman and brings to the surface some under-exposed aspects of it. It does so through the examination of manuscripts, monumental art, relics, sculpture, and texts of various genres. The contributors employ a historical as well as a theological perspective on how the cult of St. Anne established itself, referring to areas in Europe which are not frequently discussed in English-language scholarship. This new contribution to the field of hagiography will be of interest to academics from a variety of research fields, including theologians, Byzantinists, art and church historians, and historians of a larger scope.

Pages: 127

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Palgrave Pivot

Release: December 14, 2018

ISBN: 3030077608

ISBN 13: 9783030077600

Devotion to St. Anne in Texts and Images: From Byzantium to the Late European Middle Ages

Elena Ene D-Vasilescu

5/5 ( ratings)

St. Anne was popular with representatives of various segments of society - from monks, nuns, members of the clergy, royal patrons, to church-goers of every rank. This book looks into both the public and private worship of this holy woman and brings to the surface some under-exposed aspects of it. It does so through the examination of manuscripts, monumental art, relics, sculpture, and texts of various genres. The contributors employ a historical as well as a theological perspective on how the cult of St. Anne established itself, referring to areas in Europe which are not frequently discussed in English-language scholarship. This new contribution to the field of hagiography will be of interest to academics from a variety of research fields, including theologians, Byzantinists, art and church historians, and historians of a larger scope.

Pages: 127

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Palgrave Pivot

Release: December 14, 2018

ISBN: 3030077608

ISBN 13: 9783030077600

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