Constructing a cult [electronic resource] : the life and veneration of Gumundr Arason (1161-1237) in the Icelandic written sources / edited by Joanna A. Skorzewska.
Material type: TextSeries: Northern world ; v. 51.Publication details: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2011Description: vii, 311 p. : mapISBN: 9789004194977 (electronic bk.)Subject(s): Gudmundur Arason, Bishop of Holar, 1161-1237 | Gudmundur Arason, Bishop of Holar, 1161-1237 -- Public opinion | Gudmundur Arason, Bishop of Holar, 1161-1237 -- Influence | Christian saints -- Iceland -- Biography | Bishops -- Iceland -- Biography | Christian saints -- Cult -- Iceland -- History -- Sources | Christian hagiography | Iceland -- Church history -- Sources | Iceland -- Religious life and customs -- SourcesGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 282.092 | B LOC classification: BX4700.G868 | C66 2011Online resources: Click to ViewIncludes 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 -- Gumundr'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 Gumundr's bones performed by Bishop Auunn �žorbergsson 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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