TY  - BOOK
AU  - Skórzewska,Joanna A.
ED  - ebrary, Inc.
TI  - Constructing a cult: the life and veneration of Guđmundr Arason (1161-1237) in the Icelandic written sources 
T2  - Northern world,
AV  - BX4700.G868 C66 2011eb
U1  - 282.092B 22
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Leiden, Boston
PB  - Brill
KW  - Gudmundur Arason,
KW  - Christian saints
KW  - Iceland
KW  - Biography
KW  - Bishops
KW  - Cult
KW  - History
KW  - Sources
KW  - Christian hagiography
KW  - Church history
KW  - Religious life and customs
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - local
N1  - 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; Electronic reproduction; Palo Alto, Calif.; ebrary; 2013; Available via World Wide Web; Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries
UR  - http://site.ebrary.com/lib/daystar/Doc?id=10470656
ER  -