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OverviewIcelanders venerated numerous saints, both indigenous and from overseas, in the Middle Ages. However, although its literary elite was well acquainted with contemporary Continental currents in hagiographic compositions, theological discussions, and worship practices, much of the history of the learned European networks through which the Icelandic cult of the saints developed and partially survived the Lutheran Reformation remains obscure. The essays collected in this volume address this lacuna by exploring the legacies of the cult of some of the most prominent saints and holy men in medieval Iceland (the Virgin Mary along with SS Agnes of Rome, Benedict of Nursia, Catherine of Alexandria, Dominic of Caleruega, Michael the Archangel, Jon of Holar, THorlakr of Skalholt, Larentius of Holar, and Gudmundr the Good), using evidence drawn from Old Norse-Icelandic and Latin hagiographic literature, homilies, prayers, diplomas, sacred art, place-names, and church dedications. By placing the medieval Icelandic cult of the saints within its wider European context, the contributions trace new historical routes of cultural transmission and define the creative processes of the accommodation and adaptation of foreign hagiographic sources and models in medieval and early modern Iceland. They provide a clear picture of an Icelandic hagiographic literature and culture that celebrates the splendour of the saints; they also show how an engaging literary genre, which became immensely popular on the island throughout the Middle Ages and beyond, was created. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Kirsten Wolf (Author) , Kirsten Wolf (Author) , Dario Bullitta , Dario BullittaPublisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd Imprint: D.S. Brewer Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.001kg ISBN: 9781843846116ISBN 10: 184384611 Pages: 402 Publication Date: 16 July 2021 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Language: Old Norse Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Notes on Contributors Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations 1 Introduction: The Splendor of the Saints DARIO BULLITTA Rannsǫkun heilagra bóka: The Search for Holy Books 2 Medieval Icelandic Hagiography: The State of the Art KIRSTEN WOLF 3 An Old Norse Adaptation of an All Saints Sermon by Maurice de Sully STEPHEN PELLE 4 The Tuscan Provenance of Framfǫr Maríu DARIO BULLITTA Heilagir byskupar: Holy Bishops 5 Latin Oratory at the Edge of the World: The Fragments of Gizurr Hallsson's *Gesta Scalotensis ecclesie presulum and the *Vita sancti Thorlaci GOTTSKÁLK JENSSON 6 Three Scenes from Jóns saga helga: A Typological Mode of Thought in Early Icelandic Hagiography HAKI ANTONSSON 7 Lárentíus saga byskups: Between History and Historiography FULVIO FERRARI 8 Remembering Saints and Bishops in Medieval Iceland ÁSDÍS EGILSDÓTTIR Heilagir karlar ok englar: Holy Men and Angels 9 Þat vóro lavg munka: A Reading of Benedikts saga in Light of the Regula sancti Benedicti MAURO CAMIZ 10 The Lore of St Dominic in Medieval Iceland and Norway SIMONETTA BATTISTA 11 The Veneration of St Michael in Medieval Iceland MARGARET CORMACK Heilagar meyjar: Holy Maidens 12 Katrínarhólar: St Catherine's Hills, Milk, and Mount Sinai HELGI ÞORLÁKSSON 13 St Agnes of Rome in Late Medieval and Early Modern Icelandic Verse NATALIE M. VAN DEUSEN Bibliography Index of Manuscripts General IndexReviewsThis collection, though, certainly counts as fine work: it is a wonderful testimony to the vibrancy of recent research on the cults of saints in Iceland and its potential for giving us new insights into literary culture both in the early twelfth century and into the Reformation and beyond. -- Siân Grønlie * Speculum: A Journal of Medieval Studies * Author InformationKIRSTEN WOLF is the Birgit Baldwin Professor in the Department of German, Nordic, and Slavic at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. KIRSTEN WOLF is the Birgit Baldwin Professor in the Department of German, Nordic, and Slavic at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. DARIO BULLITTA is Assistant Professor in Germanic Philology in the Department of Humanities at the University of Turin. DARIO BULLITTA is Assistant Professor in Germanic Philology in the Department of Humanities at the University of Turin. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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