The Cult of Saints and Legitimization of Elite Power in East Central and Northern Europe up to 1300
While Northern and East Central Europe are often considered to have been peripheral parts of medieval Latin Christendom, they nevertheless embraced many of the same cultural impulses found in more central areas. Key among these was the way in which social elites, in the first centuries after the int...
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| description | While Northern and East Central Europe are often considered to have been peripheral parts of medieval Latin Christendom, they nevertheless embraced many of the same cultural impulses found in more central areas. Key among these was the way in which social elites, in the first centuries after the introduction of Christianity, recognized the potential to exploit the cult of saints as a way of legitimizing their own social standing. Taking this thematic focus as its starting point, this volume explores the intersection of religion, power, and the reception and development of new impulses from abroad within Northern and East Central Europe. It does so by comparing and contrasting cults that emerged locally with cults that were imported to the region. Through this comparative overview, the chapters of this volume not only contribute to a more nuanced understanding of these outlying regions, but also shed new light on Latin Christian Europe as a whole. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1482342024-11-29T09:48:51Z The Cult of Saints and Legitimization of Elite Power in East Central and Northern Europe up to 1300 Pac, Grzegorz Hope, Steffen Sigurdsson, Jon Vidar THEMAQRVS1 THEMA1DN THEMAQRAX THEMAQRM THEMA1DT While Northern and East Central Europe are often considered to have been peripheral parts of medieval Latin Christendom, they nevertheless embraced many of the same cultural impulses found in more central areas. Key among these was the way in which social elites, in the first centuries after the introduction of Christianity, recognized the potential to exploit the cult of saints as a way of legitimizing their own social standing. Taking this thematic focus as its starting point, this volume explores the intersection of religion, power, and the reception and development of new impulses from abroad within Northern and East Central Europe. It does so by comparing and contrasting cults that emerged locally with cults that were imported to the region. Through this comparative overview, the chapters of this volume not only contribute to a more nuanced understanding of these outlying regions, but also shed new light on Latin Christian Europe as a whole. Published 2024-11-29T09:48:45Z 2024-11-29T09:48:45Z 2024-06 book 978-2-503-61109-9 978-2-503-61108-2 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/148234 eng Comparative Perspectives on Medieval History image/jpeg Attribution 4.0 International https://www.brepols.net/products/IS-9782503611082-1 https://www.brepolsonline.net/doi/10.1484/M.CPMH-EB.5.136923 Brepols Brepols 10.1484/M.CPMH-EB.5.136923 10.1484/M.CPMH-EB.5.136923 337417f5-5e42-49d3-8b32-3867e1572190 978-2-503-61109-9 978-2-503-61108-2 Brepols 2 472 Turnhout open access |
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| title | The Cult of Saints and Legitimization of Elite Power in East Central and Northern Europe up to 1300 |
| title_full | The Cult of Saints and Legitimization of Elite Power in East Central and Northern Europe up to 1300 |
| title_fullStr | The Cult of Saints and Legitimization of Elite Power in East Central and Northern Europe up to 1300 |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Cult of Saints and Legitimization of Elite Power in East Central and Northern Europe up to 1300 |
| title_short | The Cult of Saints and Legitimization of Elite Power in East Central and Northern Europe up to 1300 |
| title_sort | cult of saints and legitimization of elite power in east central and northern europe up to 1300 |
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