{"product_id":"st-edmund-king-and-martyr-anthony-bale-9781903153260","title":"St Edmund, King and Martyr: Changing Images of a Medieval Saint","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe cult of St Edmund was one of the most important in medieval England, and further afield, as the pieces here show.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSt Edmund, king and martyr, supposedly killed by Danes (or \"Vikings\") in 869, was one of the pre-eminent saints of the middle ages; his cult was favoured and patronised by several English kings and spawned a rich array of visual, literary, musical and political artefacts. Celebrated throughout England, especially at the abbey of Bury St Edmunds, it also inspired separate cults in France, Iceland and Italy.\u003cbr\u003e The essays in this collection offer a range of readings from a variety of disciplines - literature, history, music, art history - and of sources - chronicles, poems, theological material - providing an overview of the multi-faceted nature of St Edmund's cult, from the ninthcentury to the early modern period. They demonstrate the openness and dynamism of a medieval saint's cult, showing how the saint's image could be used in many and changing contexts: Edmund's image was bent to various political andpropagandistic ends, often articulating conflicting messages and ideals, negotiating identity, politics and belief. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e CONTRIBUTORS: ANTHONY BALE, CARL PHELPSTEAD, ALISON FINLAY, PAUL ANTONY HAYWARD, LISA COLTON, REBECCA PINNER, A.S.G. EDWARDS, ALEXANDRA GILLESPIE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anthony Bale\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1903153263\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781903153260\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e York Medieval Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/20\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 214\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.10w x 0.80d","brand":"Anthony Bale","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48442620477695,"sku":"9781903153260","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c43ac5f7-2777-4f20-bc4f-66447cd06635.jpg?v=1777198625","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/st-edmund-king-and-martyr-anthony-bale-9781903153260","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}