6 edition of Saints and animals in the Middle Ages found in the catalog.
Saints and animals in the Middle Ages
Dominic Alexander
Published
2008
by Boydell Press in Woodbridge, UK, Rochester, NY
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Written in English
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-190) and index.
| Statement | Dominic Alexander. |
| Classifications | |
|---|---|
| LC Classifications | BX2325 .A54 2008 |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | viii, 200 p. ; |
| Number of Pages | 200 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL21894796M |
| ISBN 10 | 1843833948 |
| ISBN 10 | 9781843833949 |
| LC Control Number | 2008298244 |
Saints' lives are a major resource for anyone concerned with the history of the late ancient world, Byzantium, or the Latin Middle ages. Just as whole genres of ancient literature vanished or diminished, the genre of hagiography became a major form of literary production. “Saint Clare of Assisi“. 13 August Web. 17 April St. Francis of Assisi Monk, visionary, and mentor of St. Clare The patron saint of nature and animals Background. An Italian born friar and preacher, St. Francis devoted his life to spreading the gospel of not only the Catholic faith, but of the beauty of nature.
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Animals were an important part of the everyday lives of ancient and medieval people, whether they were real or imagined, and their literary use in the Middle Ages formed a moral language. Sarah E. It was widely read in the Middle Ages and served as a source for artistic invention. In addition to providing intriguing interpretations of animals, bestiaries offered tales about the existence of bizarre and loathsome creatures, many of which appeared in medieval art.
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Dominic Alexander's examination of the genre of saint and animal tale provides an interpretive model which furthers our understanding of the composition, folklore, and cultural context of medieval hagiography. It is a most welcome contribution to the by: Book description.
A thorough investigation of the saint and animal topos: its origins, growth and development. The saint and animal story in medieval saints' 'Lives' has a long tradition - explored in detail here. The volume ranges from the very beginning of the genre in the Late Antique east, through the early medieval western European adaptations, including in Ireland, to the twelfth Author: Dominic Alexander.
The author argues that stories of saints and animals drew from a variety of sources, including scripture and classical literature, and also elements of folklore; they had clear spiritual meanings, which were adapted to the development of the Church, and its relationship to the people in the medieval : Saints and Animals in the Middle Ages book.
Read reviews from world’s largest community for readers. The saint and animal story in medieval saints' Lives /5. In the encounters between saints and animals, the place of their meeting and the saint’s miracle was very frequently the wilderness hermitage, and particularly in the ‘hermit and hunter’ stories it may be suspected that the place itself became identified with the miraculous.
Saints and Animals in the Middle Ages - Dominic Alexander - Google Books. The saint and animal story in medieval saints' Lives has a long tradition - explored in 2/5(1). Saints and Animals in the Middle Ages. By Dominic Alexander. Woodbridge, U.K.: Boydell, x + pp. $ cloth. In this concise and well-written study, Dominic Alexander covers ten centuries of Christian hagiography, a daunting task.
Saints and Animals in the Middle Ages Dominic Alexander The saint and animal story in medieval saints' Lives has a long tradition - explored in detail here.
Saints and Animals in the Middle Ages (review) Still other contributors investigate previously neglected corners of early-medieval culture, such as Paul Dutton's examination of blood rain as a "cultural and historical experience," Joaquín Martínez Pizarro's reading of the Historia Wamba as an exercise in political damage control, and Mayke de Jong's search for.
Animals, Saints, and Monsters in the Middle Ages: Spring Version by KARL STEEL. “Inventing with Animals in the Middle Ages,” Engaging with Nature, ; Marie de France, Lays, Talking Animals III: Raymon Llull, “The Book of the Beasts.
Mesley, Saints and Animals in the Middle Ages, The English Historical Review, Volume CXXV, IssueJunePages –, Select Format Select (Mendeley, Papers, Zotero).enw (EndNote).bibtex (BibTex).txt (Medlars, RefWorks) Download citation.
Close. The saint and animal story in medieval saints' Lives has a long tradition - explored in detail here. The volume ranges from the very beginning of the genre in the Late Antique east, through the early medieval western European adaptations, including in Ireland, to the twelfth century, to its conclusion with a new assessment of Saint Francis' dealings with animals.
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REVIEWS Dominic Alexander, Saints and Animals in the Middle Ages (Woodbridge and Rochester: Boydell Press ) viii + pp. In this compact volume, Dominic Alexander engages in a synthetic and comparative study of saints’ lives that feature animal motifs.
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His reading of saints' Lives points to changing societal attitudes in the Middle Ages and how popular imagination combined with Christian thought contributed to the growth and interpretation of this tradition of saints and animals in medieval hagiography.
Animals in the Middle Ages: A Book of Essays (Routledge Medieval Casebooks 13) - Kindle edition by Flores, Nora C. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Animals in the Middle Ages: A Book of Essays (Routledge Medieval Casebooks 13).Manufacturer: Routledge.
In JulyJonathan Scott wrote The Blessed Book of Beasts, Eastern Christian Publications, featuring animals from the various translations of the Bible, in keeping with the tradition of the bestiary found in the writings of the Saints, including Saint John Chrysostom.
See also. Allegory in the Middle Ages; List of medieval bestiaries. Yet animals have also always been viewed realistically by hunters, sportsmen, farmers, and all who come into daily contact with them or exploit them for food supplies or as beasts of Animals in Art and Thought Francis Klingender discusses these various attitudes in a survey which ranges from prehistoric cave art to the later Middle Ages.
Joyce E. Salisbury takes an interdisciplinary approach to the subject, weaving a historical narrative that includes economic, legal, theological, literary and artistic sources. The book shows how by the end of the Middle Ages the lines between humans and animals had blurred completely, making us recognise the beast that lay within us all.
The book shows how by the end of the Middle Ages the lines between humans and animals had blurred completely, making us recognise the beast that /5(2).The essays in this interdisciplinary volume explore language, broadly construed, as part of the continued interrogation of the boundaries of human and nonhuman animals in the Middle Ages.
Uniting a diverse set of emerging and established scholars, Animal Languages questions the assumed medieval distinction between humans and other animals.During the first 1, years of the Christian Church there were many saints who loved animals.
They lived with them, rescued them, nursed them and saved them from hunters. In turn, many saints were helped by animals.
We have listed some of these saints .
