Writing Faith: Text, Sign, and History in the Miracles of Sainte Foy

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A trickster saint whose miracles reportedly included the healing of an inguinal hernia via a hammer and anvil, Sainte Foy inspired one of the most important collections of miracle stories of the central middle ages. Kathleen Ashley and Pamela Sheingorn explore the act of "writing faith" as performed both by the authors of these stories and by the scholars who have used them as sources for the study of medieval religion and society.

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Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0226029662

ISBN13:9780226029665

Release Date:July 1999

Publisher:University of Chicago Press

Length:216 Pages

Weight:1.15 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"

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History Religion Religion & Spirituality

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Writing Faith: Text, Sign, and History in the Miracles of Sainte Foy

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