Sacred Demonization: Saints' Legends in the English RenaissanceBraumüller, 2007 - 269 pages |
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... occurs also in hagiographic writings , where authors more often than not allow their tales to drift off into the field of the burlesque or of what may anachronistically be called black humor . In medieval folkloric tradition , St ...
... occurs also in hagiographic writings , where authors more often than not allow their tales to drift off into the field of the burlesque or of what may anachronistically be called black humor . In medieval folkloric tradition , St ...
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... occurs over and over as a charge to Catholics . There is , for example , the fig- ure of Richard Thornden or Thorden , who occurs in the sixteenth - century anonymous " Lyfe and Death of Thomas Cranmer , late Archebushope of Caunterbury ...
... occurs over and over as a charge to Catholics . There is , for example , the fig- ure of Richard Thornden or Thorden , who occurs in the sixteenth - century anonymous " Lyfe and Death of Thomas Cranmer , late Archebushope of Caunterbury ...
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... occurs in Protestant sacred biography . Nicholas Ferrar's hagiographer reports how , after a life of semi - monastic godliness characterized by severe discipline and fervent prayer , the saint dies with words of praise upon his lips ...
... occurs in Protestant sacred biography . Nicholas Ferrar's hagiographer reports how , after a life of semi - monastic godliness characterized by severe discipline and fervent prayer , the saint dies with words of praise upon his lips ...
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What How and Wherefore | 1 |
Caveats and Clarifications of Terms | 9 |
Relevant Historical Data | 17 |
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