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Devotion to St. Anne in texts and images: from Byzantium to the late European middle ages

Abstract:
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 (sometimes also with glimpses concerning that of Joachim) 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.
Publication status:
Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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Publisher copy:
10.1007/978-3-319-89399-0

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
HUMS
Department:
History
Oxford college:
Wolfson College
Role:
Editor


Publisher:
Palgrave Macmillan
Pages:
1-138
Place of publication:
Cham, Switzerland
Publication date:
2018-06-21
Edition:
1
DOI:
EISBN:
9783319893990
ISBN:
9783319893983

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