Del 9 i serien Studies in Old Norse Literature

Saints and their Legacies in Medieval Iceland

Inbunden, Fornnordiska, 2021

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An examination of hagiographical traditions and their impact.Icelanders 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, Jón of Hólar, Þorlákr of Skálholt, Lárentíus of Hólar, and Guðmundr 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.

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Utgivningsdatum2021-07-16
Mått156 x 234 x 30 mm
Vikt669 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkFornnordiska, Engelska
SerieStudies in Old Norse Literature
Antal sidor402
FörlagBoydell & Brewer Ltd
ISBN9781843846116

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KIRSTEN 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.

List of Illustrations Notes on Contributors AcknowledgementsList of Abbreviations 1 Introduction: The Splendor of the SaintsDARIO BULLITTA Rannsǫkun heilagra bóka: The Search for Holy Books2 Medieval Icelandic Hagiography: The State of the ArtKIRSTEN WOLF3 An Old Norse Adaptation of an All Saints Sermon by Maurice de SullySTEPHEN PELLE4 The Tuscan Provenance of Framfǫr MaríuDARIO BULLITTA Heilagir byskupar: Holy Bishops5 Latin Oratory at the Edge of the World: The Fragments of Gizurr Hallsson's *Gesta Scalotensis ecclesie presulum and the *Vita sancti ThorlaciGOTTSKÁLK JENSSON6 Three Scenes from Jóns saga helga: A Typological Mode of Thought in Early Icelandic HagiographyHAKI ANTONSSON7 Lárentíus saga byskups: Between History and HistoriographyFULVIO FERRARI8 Remembering Saints and Bishops in Medieval IcelandÁSDÍS EGILSDÓTTIRHeilagir karlar ok englar: Holy Men and Angels9 Þat vóro lavg munka: A Reading of Benedikts saga in Light of the Regula sancti BenedictiMAURO CAMIZ10 The Lore of St Dominic in Medieval Iceland and NorwaySIMONETTA BATTISTA11 The Veneration of St Michael in Medieval IcelandMARGARET CORMACK Heilagar meyjar: Holy Maidens12 Katrínarhólar: St Catherine's Hills, Milk, and Mount SinaiHELGI ÞORLÁKSSON13 St Agnes of Rome in Late Medieval and Early Modern Icelandic VerseNATALIE M. VAN DEUSEN BibliographyIndex of Manuscripts General Index