Prautzsch, Felix

Heilige und Heiden im legendarischen Erzählen des 13. Jahrhunderts : Formen und Funktionen der Aushandlung des religiösen Gegensatzes zum Heidentum - Berlin/Boston De Gruyter 2021 - 1 electronic resource (416 p.)

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Against the backdrop of 13th-century cultural history, the study examines the function of legendary narratives in Christian identity formation. Martyrdom, war, and conversion are the basic narratives in negotiating religious opposition to heathendom. These stories were handed down from the early beginnings of Christianity and specifically updated in the context of crusades and missions.


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German

9783110664720 9783110664720 9783110659108 9783110664805

10.1515/9783110664720 doi


Literary studies: classical, early & medieval
Church history

Hagiography martyrdom