Saints and animals in the Middle Ages. (2008)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Dominic Alexander.
• Other Names: Alexander, Dominic
• Contents: Reading the Lives of the saints -- The formation of tradition -- Monks and animals in the medieval wilderness -- The Irish variant -- Sainted princesses and the resurrection of geese -- The hermit and the hunter -- The holy wilderness: Farne Island and the cult of Saint Cuthbert -- Animal sanctuaries of the Middle Ages? -- Saint Francis and the thirtheenth century.
• Publisher Details: Woodbridge, UK Rochester, NY : Boydell Press
• Publication Date: 2008
• Extent: 1 online resource (viii, 200 pages)
• Subjects: 235/.2; Christian saints; Church history -- Middle Ages, 600-1500; Animals -- Religious aspects -- Christianity; RELIGION -- Christian Theology -- Angelology & Demonology; HISTORY -- Medieval; Animals -- Religious aspects -- Christianity; Christian saints; Church history -- Middle Ages; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781846156724; 1846156726
• Related ISBNs: 9781843833949; 1843833948
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-190) and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.