Description
This is the first longitudinal study of an Anglo-Saxon cult from its inception in the late seventh century through the Reformation. It examines the production and reception of texts that supported the cult of thelthryth, an East Anglian princess who had resisted the conjugal demands of two political marriages to maintain her virginity.
Author: Virginia Blanton
Publisher: Penn State University Press
Published: 01/15/2013
Pages: 368
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.19lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.82d
ISBN13: 9780271058696
ISBN10: 0271058692
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Christian Theology | Angelology & Demonology
- History | Europe | Medieval
- Religion | Christianity | Denominations
About the Author
Virginia Blanton is Associate Professor of English at the University of Missouri, Kansas City.