Entangled hagiographies of the religious other
Tales of ""saints"", whether told by their adherents or detractors, frequently featured the holy person's dealings with members of other religions or cultures, or the stories themselves were appropriated by different religious or cultural groups. As such narratives moved fro...
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| Format: | Edited Volume |
| Language: | English |
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Newcastle Upon Tyne
Cambridge Scholars Publishing
2019
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| Online Access: | Aggregator, lizenzpflichtig: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=2110231
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| Author Notes: | edited by Alexandra Cuffel and Nikolas Jaspert |
| Summary: | Tales of ""saints"", whether told by their adherents or detractors, frequently featured the holy person's dealings with members of other religions or cultures, or the stories themselves were appropriated by different religious or cultural groups. As such narratives moved from one social, cultural, religious or chronological milieu to another, the representation and meaning of the given holy person and the manner of his/her dealing with the religious other also often changed. As basic storylines remained recognizable, the transformations of specific details often provide important clues about s |
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| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISBN: | 1527533581 9781527533585 |