The cult of Thomas Becket : history and historiography through eight centuries / Kay Brainerd Slocum.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Slocum, Kay Brainerd, author.

Series:

Sanctity in global perspective

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Thomas, à Becket, Saint, 1118?-1170.

Thomas.

Christian martyrs--Cult--History of doctrines--Middle Ages, 600-1500.

Christian martyrs.

Christian saints.

Historiography.

History.

Christian martyrs--Cult--History of doctrines.

Christian martyrs--Cult.

Great Britain--History--Henry II, 1154-1189--Historiography.

Great Britain.

Christian martyrs--England--Canterbury--Historiography.

Christian saints--England--Canterbury--Historiography.

Christian hagiography--History--To 1500.

Christian hagiography.

Christian martyrs--Historiography.

Christian saints--Historiography.

England--Canterbury.

Genre:

History.

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xi, 339 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, 2019.

Summary:

"On 29 December, 1170, Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, was brutally murdered in his own cathedral. News of the event was rapidly disseminated throughout Europe, generating a widespread cult which endured until the reign of Henry VIII in the sixteenth century, and engendering a fascination which has lasted until the present day. The Cult of Thomas Becket: History and Historiography through Eight Centuries contributes to the lengthy debate surrounding the saint by providing a historiographical analysis of the major themes in Becket scholarship, tracing the development of Becket studies from the writings of the twelfth-century biographers to those of scholars of the twenty-first century. The book offers a thorough commentary and analysis which demonstrates how the Canterbury martyr was viewed by writers of previous generations as well as our own, showing how they were influenced by the intellectual trends and political concerns of their eras, and indicating how perceptions of Thomas Becket have changed over time. In addition, several chapters are devoted a discussion of artworks in various media devoted to the saint, as well as liturgies and sermons composed in his honor. Combining a wide historical scope with detailed textual analysis, this book will be of great interest to scholars of medieval religious history, art history, liturgy, sanctity and hagiography."--Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Slocum, Kay Brainerd. Cult of Thomas Becket.

ISBN:

9781138103283

1138103284

OCLC:

1045738729