Rebel angels: space and sovereignty in anglo-saxon england
Auteur :
Fitzgerald, Jill
Éditeur :
Manchester University Press
ISBN :
9781526155924
Date de publication :
4 mai 2021
Dimensions :
21,6 x 13,8 x 1,8 cm
Poids :
390 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This book examines the ‘fall of the angels’ tradition in early medieval sermons, saints’ lives, legal documents and Old English biblical poetry. It argues that Anglo-Saxon authors adapted apocryphal and patristic accounts in ways that allowed them to express their ideas concerning ecclesiastical and secular power. -- .