This collection tells the story of Thomas Becket's turbulent life, violent death and extraordinary posthumous acclaim in the words of his contemporaries. It provides a valuable glimpse of the late twelfth-century world, and an insight into the minds of those who witnessed the ev…
Examines the life of Joseph, husband of Mary, discussing him as a model for Christian living.
The Christian tradition of saints is powerfully tied to our collective religious and cultural history. We can see the profound influence of saints across the globe in place names, artistic masterpieces, pilgrimage destinations, and countless holidays and festivals. The Book of S…
The Christian tradition of saints is powerfully tied to our collective religious and cultural history. We can see the profound influence of saints across the globe in place names, artistic masterpieces, pilgrimage destinations, and countless holidays and festivals. The Book of S…
Saint Hysteria examines scientific, literary, and religious texts that share a fascination with the otherness of the female body, whether in ecstatic pleasure or in neurotic pain. Cristina Mazzoni focuses on material from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, mainly…
"When a beneficiary or an eye-witness to a miracle met a scribe at a saint's shrine or a notary at a canonization hearing, it was necessary to establish that the experience was miraculous. Later, the same incident may have been re-told by the clergy; this time the narration need…