The Cults of Sainte Foy and the Cultural Work of Saints

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Bringing together artifacts, texts, and practices within an interpretive framework that stresses the cultural work performed by saints, Kathleen Ashley presents a comparative study of the cults of the medieval Sainte Foy at a number of the sites where she was especially venerated.

This book analyzes how each cult site produced the saint it needed, appropriating or creating whatever was required to that end. Ashley's approach is thoroughly...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1032014601

ISBN13:9781032014609

Release Date:October 2023

Publisher:Routledge

Length:210 Pages

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