Medieval St Andrews: Church, Cult, City

St Andrews was of tremendous significance in medieval Scotland. Its importance remains readily apparent in the buildings which cluster the rocky promontory jutting out into the North Sea: the towers and walls of cathedral, castle and university provide reminders of the status and wealth of the city...

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Weitere beteiligte Personen: Brown, Michael 1965- (HerausgeberIn), Stevenson, Katie (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK The Boydell Press [2017]
Schriftenreihe:St Andrews studies in Scottish history
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Zusammenfassung:St Andrews was of tremendous significance in medieval Scotland. Its importance remains readily apparent in the buildings which cluster the rocky promontory jutting out into the North Sea: the towers and walls of cathedral, castle and university provide reminders of the status and wealth of the city in the Middle Ages. As a centre of earthly and spiritual government, as the place of veneration for Scotland's patron saint and as an ancient seat of learning, St Andrews was the ecclesiastical capital of Scotland. This volume provides the first full study of this special and multi-faceted centre throughout its golden age. The fourteen chapters use St Andrews as a focus for the discussion of multiple aspects of medieval life in Scotland. They examine church, spirituality, urban society and learning in a specific context from the seventh to the sixteenth century, allowing for the consideration of St Andrews alongside other great religious and political centres of medieval Europe
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Umfang:xviii, 399 Seiten Illustrationen, Karte 25 cm
ISBN:9781783271689
178327168X