Lay sanctity, medieval and modern: a search for models
Éditeur :
University of Notre Dame Press
ISBN :
9780268013325
Date de publication :
18 janv. 2001
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 1,5 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
This volume of interdisciplinary essays focuses on the shifting points of intersection between the changing historical definitions of laity and sanctity. It features an examination of a series of individual lay "saints", in order to explore how these figures perceived their own lay status.