Medievalists.net » Saint Guthlac of Crowland http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Mon, 07 Dec 2015 05:01:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 Tradition and Transformation in the Cult of St. Guthlac in Early Medieval England http://www.medievalists.net/2012/03/06/tradition-and-transformation-in-the-cult-of-st-guthlac-in-early-medieval-england/ http://www.medievalists.net/2012/03/06/tradition-and-transformation-in-the-cult-of-st-guthlac-in-early-medieval-england/#comments Tue, 06 Mar 2012 20:19:14 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=29888 Do the variations reflect changes in purpose, patronage, doctrine, liturgy, or intended audience? Are they due to differences in authorship, geographical origin, or regional preferences? Analysis of the variations introduced into the corpus of materials, both narrative and visual, for a given saint over the course of the Middle Ages in England can elucidate the social, cultural, and historical significance of these changes.

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