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- Casts new light on the topic of medieval hagiography through its specific examination of Ravenna
- Fills a much needed gap in the scholarship of Italian history and its rich connection to religion and sainthood
- Explores a wide swath of history, from the Late Roman Empire to the High Middle Ages.
Part of the book series: The New Middle Ages (TNMA)
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“Readers interested in the cult of Saint Barbatianus will find here a thorough examination of the medieval hagiography dedicated to him. It undoubtedly represents a valuable contribution both to the assessment of the importance of the city of Ravenna under Ottonian rule and to the understanding of the ambitions of its elites amplified by their proximity to the imperial court.” (Giorgia Vocino, Speculum, Vol. 94 (3), July, 2019)
“Ravenna's glistening Late Antique mosaics continued to impress its medieval citizens as they strove to create their own usable history. Edward M. Schoolman's book uses the enigmatic hagiographical dossier of St. Barbatianus to describe how monks and bishops, nobles and emperors, were attempting to understand and negotiate the past and future of a Late Antique city in a changing medieval world. One of the best attempts to date at linking saints' lives to social history.” (John Howe, Professor of Medieval History, Texas Tech University, USA, and author of “Before the Gregorian Reform: The Latin Church at the Turn of the First Millennium”)
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Book Title: Rediscovering Sainthood in Italy
Book Subtitle: Hagiography and the Late Antique Past in Medieval Ravenna
Authors: Edward M. Schoolman
Series Title: The New Middle Ages
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-349-93225-2
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York
eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-60271-8Published: 31 August 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-93227-6Published: 27 March 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-1-349-93225-2Published: 31 August 2016
Series ISSN: 2945-5936
Series E-ISSN: 2945-5944
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXVI, 202
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 5 illustrations in colour
Topics: History of Religion, History of Medieval Europe, History of Italy