Constructing a cult

Constructing a cult the life and veneration of Guđmundr Arason (1161-1237) in the Icelandic written sources / [electronic resource] : edited by Joanna A. Skórzewska. - Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2011. - vii, 311 p. : map. - Northern world, v. 51 1569-1462 ; . - Northern world ; v. 51. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The source material -- The childhood of a saint -- Adolescence and first steps towards a clerical career -- In vita miracles : the means, the performance, and the criticism -- Guðmundr's relationship with powerful laymen -- The infallible supporters : women and saints -- "The father of the poor"? -- The death of the saint and his posthumous fame -- Appendix 1: Offerings listed in miracle stories (GJtb, GB, and GD) -- Appendix 2: Miracle stories that mention provision of food -- Appendix 3: Translatio of Guðmundr's bones performed by Bishop Auðunn Þorbergsson as recorded in the Icelandic annals -- Appendix 4: The cultus of the vernacular saints as recorded in the Icelandic annals -- Appendix 5: Obituaries of "holy men" in the Icelandic annals -- Appendix 6: Days honouring the Icelandic holy bishops as recorded in charters -- Appendix 7: The geographical distribution of images and sagas of the Icelandic holy bishops -- Appendix 8: Episcopal sees and religious houses in Iceland.


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Gudmundur Arason, Bishop of Holár, 1161-1237.
Gudmundur Arason, Bishop of Holár, 1161-1237 --Public opinion.
Gudmundur Arason, Bishop of Holár, 1161-1237 --Influence.


Christian saints--Iceland--Biography.
Bishops--Iceland--Biography.
Christian saints--Cult--History--Iceland--Sources.
Christian hagiography.


Iceland--Church history--Sources.
Iceland--Religious life and customs--Sources.


Electronic books.

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