An age of saints? : power, conflict and dissent in early medieval Christianity
Peter Sarris|Matthew Dal Santo|Phil Booth
Acknowledgements ... vii List of Abbreviations ix Notes on Contributors xi Preface xiii 1. Restless Peasants and Scornful Lords: Lay Hostility to Holy Men the Church in Late Antiquity Early Middle Ages 1 Peter Sarris 2. Methodology, Authority Spontaneity: Sources Spiritual Truthfulness Antique Texts Life 11 Turner 3. The Cult Saints Religious Processions 36 Kritzinger 4. Augustine, Donatists Martyrdom 49 Collin Garbarino 5. Excluded from Power? Boundaries Orthodoxy Works Athanasius John Ephesus 62 Philip Wood 6. Conversion King Caleb Political Dynamics Sixth-Century Ethiopia Southern Arabia 77 Ralph Lee 7. Emergence Martyrs' Shrines In Iran: Conflict, Consensus Communal Institutions 89 Richard Payne 8. Orthodox Heretic Byzantine Cult(s) Cosmas Damian 114 Phil Booth 9. God-Protected Empire? Scepticism towards Byzantium 129 Matthew Dal Santo 10. Images Authority? Imperial Patronage Icons Justinian II Leo III 150 Mike Humphreys 11. Hagiography as an Instrument for Claims Carolingian Northern Italy: Saint Syrus Dossier (BHL 7976 7978) 169 Giorgia Vocino 12. Relics Texts: Ninth-Century Francia 187 Gerda Heydemann 13. Conclusion: An Age Saints? Power, Conflict Dissent Medieval Christianity 205 Select Bibliography 215 Index 219
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