This short book takes readers from the creation of medieval hagiography, through the ways in which it circulated, to a wide-ranging assessment of the modern use

This collection presents-through the medium of translated sources-a comprehensive guide to the development of hagiography and the cult of the saints in western

Trans and Genderqueer Subjects in Medieval Hagiographypresents an interdisciplinary examination of trans and genderqueer subjects in medieval hagiography. Schol

This collection of essays explores the multifaceted representation of power and authority in a variety of late antique and medieval hagiographical narratives (L

This book provides the first translation into English of the Latin biographies of nine holy men and one archangel who became the patron saints of the areas wher