Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Hagiographical Strategies - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Hagiographical Strategies write by Massimo A. Rondolino. This book was released on 2017-01-12. Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Hagiographical Strategies available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book examines the potential of conducting studies in comparative hagiology, through parallel literary and historical analyses of spiritual life writings pertaining to distinct religious contexts. In particular, it focuses on a comparative analysis of the early sources on the medieval Christian Saint Francis of Assisi (1182-1226) and the Tibetan Buddhist Milarepa (c. 1052-1135), up to and including the so-called ‘standard versions’ of their life stories written by Bonaventure of Bagnoregio (1221-1274) and Tsangnyön Heruka (1452-1507) respectively. The book thus demonstrates how in the social and religious contexts of both 1200s Italy and 1400s Tibet, narratives of the lives, deeds and teachings of two individuals recognized as spiritual champions were seen as the most effective means to promote spiritual, doctrinal and political agendas. Therefore, as well being highly relevant to those studying hagiographical sources, this book will be of interest to scholars working across the fields of religion and the comparative study of religious phenomena, as well as history and literature in the pre-modern period.
Saints as Intercessors between the Wealthy and the Divine
Saints as Intercessors between the Wealthy and the Divine - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Saints as Intercessors between the Wealthy and the Divine write by Emily Kelley. This book was released on 2019-04-25. Saints as Intercessors between the Wealthy and the Divine available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Offering snapshots of mercantile devotion to saints in different regions, this volume is the first to ask explicitly how merchants invoked saints, and why. Despite medieval and modern stereotypes of merchants as godless and avaricious, medieval traders were highly devout – and rightly so. Overseas trade was dangerous, and merchants’ commercial activities were seen as jeopardizing their souls. Merchants turned to saints for protection and succor, identifying those most likely to preserve their goods, families, reputations, and souls. The essays in this collection, written from diverse angles, range across later medieval western Europe, from Spain to Italy to England and the Hanseatic League. They offer a multi-disciplinary examination of the ways that medieval merchants, from petty traders to influential overseas wholesalers, deployed the cults of saints. Three primary themes are addressed: danger, community, and the unity of spiritual and cultural capital. Each of these themes allows the international panel of contributors to demonstrate the significant role of saints in mercantile life. This book is unique in its exploration of saints and commerce, shedding light on the everyday role religion played in medieval life. As such, it will be of keen interest to scholars of religious history, medieval history, art history, and literature.
Comparative Hagiology
Comparative Hagiology - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Comparative Hagiology write by Massimo Rondolino. This book was released on 2020-12-10. Comparative Hagiology available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This Special Issue engages with questions of theory and methods in the comparative, cross-cultural study of hagiographical sources. As such, it offers, first and foremost, the venue for conducting a scientific discussion on a (re)definition of "hagiography". It also allows for the identification of shared approaches and methodologies in the study of material that may be apprehended through this categorization, as an effective strategy for the study of religious phenomena. To achieve this, the present volume brings together a selected number of scholars, whose work focuses on the theoretical study of "hagiography" and the historical examination of hagiographical sources. In this Special Issue, five core essays put forward propositions for the comparative and cross-cultural (re)definition of "hagiography", to which further contributors respond, eventually providing a vibrant collaborative debate on a core theoretical and methodological issue in religious studies at large.
Comparative Methods in Law, Humanities and Social Sciences
Comparative Methods in Law, Humanities and Social Sciences - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Comparative Methods in Law, Humanities and Social Sciences write by Adams, Maurice. This book was released on 2021-11-19. Comparative Methods in Law, Humanities and Social Sciences available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This cutting-edge book facilitates debate amongst scholars in law, humanities and social sciences, where comparative methodology is far less well anchored in most areas compared to other research methods. It posits that these are disciplines in which comparative research is not simply a bonus, but is of the essence.
New Saints in Late-Mediaeval Venice, 1200–1500
New Saints in Late-Mediaeval Venice, 1200–1500 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook New Saints in Late-Mediaeval Venice, 1200–1500 write by Karen E. McCluskey. This book was released on 2019-10-08. New Saints in Late-Mediaeval Venice, 1200–1500 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book focuses on the comparatively unknown cults of new saints in late-mediaeval Venice. These new saints were near-contemporary citizens who were venerated by their compatriots without official sanction from the papacy. In doing so, the book uncovers a sub-culture of religious expression that has been overlooked in previous scholarship. The study highlights a myriad of hagiographical materials, both visual and textual, created to honour these new saints by members of four different Venetian communities: The Republican government; the monastic orders, mostly Benedictine; the mendicant orders; and local parishes. By scrutinising the hagiographic portraits described in painted vita panels, written vitae, passiones, votive images, sermons and sepulchre monuments, as well as archival and historical resources, the book identifies a specifically Venetian typology of sanctity tied to the idiosyncrasies of the city’s site and history. By focusing explicitly on local typological traits, the book produces an intimate and complex portrait of Venetian society and offers a framework for exploring the lived religious experience of late-mediaeval societies beyond the lagoon. As a result, it will be of keen interest to scholars of Venice, lived religion, hagiography, mediaeval history and visual culture.
