Описание: Gregory of Tours was a bishop of late antiquity who was famously devoted to promoting the efficacy of saintly powers. In his writings, both historical and hagiographical, Gregory depicted the saints and reprobates of his age. This book analyses Gregory’s writings about death and the afterlife, thereby illuminating the bishop’s pastoral imperative to save souls and revealing his opinions about the fates of Merovingian royals, among many others he mentions in his voluminous text. The study provides insight into Gallic peoples living at the dawning of the Middle Ages and their hopes and fears about the otherworld. It affords an original, nuanced interpretation of Gregory’s motives for penning his works, particularly the Historiae, which remained unfinished upon the author’s death.
Описание: Gregory of Tours, the sixth-century Merovingian bishop, composed extensive historiographical and hagiographical corpora during the twenty years of his episcopacy in Tours. These works serve as important sources for the cultural, social, political and religious history of Merovingian Gaul. This book focuses on Gregory’s hagiographical collections, especially the Glory of the Martyrs, Glory of the Confessors, and Life of the Fathers, which contain accounts of saints and their miracles from across the Mediterranean world. It analyses these accounts from literary and historical perspectives, examining them through the lens of relations between the Merovingians and their Mediterranean counterparts, and contextualizing them within the identity crisis that followed the disintegration of the Roman world. This approach leads to groundbreaking conclusions about Gregory’s hagiographies, which this study argues were designed as an "ecclesiastical history" (of the Merovingian Church) that enabled him to craft a specific Gallo-Christian identity for his audience.
Автор: Prose Francine Название: Guided Tours of Hell: Novellas ISBN: 1480445487 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781480445482 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 2344.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: An "irresistibly readable" pair of novellas skewering Americans abroad--by the New York Times-bestselling author and National Book Award finalist(The New York Times Book Review).
"In a style that is bold, witty, richly detailed, and suffused with a wry subtlety," Francine Prose offers penetrating portraits of Americans in Europe who have brought all their baggage--ego, ambition, sexual desire--with them (Elle).
Guided Tours of Hell When the insecure (and rightfully so) playwright Landau travels from New York to Prague to read at the first annual Kafka conference, he's certain this is his chance to prove himself--and his work. But he quickly finds himself upstaged by Jiri Krakauer, a charismatic Holocaust survivor whose claim to fame is a long-ago death-camp love affair with Kafka's sister. On a group tour to the camp-turned-tourist-attraction, Landau sets out to prove that Krakauer is lying--with unexpected results.
Three Pigs in Five Days Ambitious young journalist Nina has been stranded in Paris by her editor and sometimes boyfriend, Leo. When he finally shows up, playfully suggesting a romantic tour of the catacombs, prisons, and shadows of the City of Light, the bloom begins to come off the rose for the infatuated Nina--who must ask herself how much of herself she is willing to sacrifice for love.
Автор: Thangai Название: Thiruvalluvar Tours The World: First Journey ISBN: 1646785843 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781646785841 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 3515.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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"Thangai" is the pen name of Dasnavis Fernando. A native of Thangachimadam from Rameswaram Island, India. An Engineering graduate from Madras University in 1977 {CIT, Coimbatore}. He completed a course on 'International Business Management' from Kingsborough Community College, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
True to his roots, he thoroughly cherished and interestingly enjoyed fifty years of his life with traditional fisherfolk, getting to operate Deep Sea Fishing Trawlers in India and foreign waters. Focusing on Lobsters and Prawns, he has been into seafood exports worldwide for thirty years.
He was nominated as a Director in Shipping Corporation of India {SCI: A Navaratna PSU} for three years. He joined as a 'Friendly Equity Partner' with the MNC, Mitsubishi Group company, Japan. Along with his Japanese friends, he travelled for business to all continents. This is his First World Tour with Thiruvalluvar.
Автор: Smith Jacqueline E. Название: Cemetery Tours ISBN: 0989673405 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780989673402 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 2233.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Do you believe in ghosts? Michael Sinclair does. At twenty-seven, he has spent his entire life perfecting the art of pretending that the ghosts he encounters on a daily basis do not exist. Now, if only the dead would let him rest in peace. Unfortunately, that doesn't seem likely, especially after Kate Avery and her ailing brother, Gavin, move in next door. Kate and Gavin are haunted, and not by a dearly departed loved one. This spirit is aggressive, menacing, and harboring a dark resentment toward Gavin. In spite of every instinct advising him to walk away, Michael finds himself seeking to uncover the mysteries of Gavin's past, and falling for the bright and lovely Kate. Yet competing for her affection is Luke Rainer, television's hottest celebrity ghost hunter and the only (living) person to know Michael's secret. But the dead have secrets, too. Some will go to any length to withhold what should have gone with them to the grave, while others will risk everything to make their voices heard, even if that means putting another's life at stake. Now, for the sake of friends and strangers alike, Michael must choose between preserving his cherished anonymity and lending his aid to those for whom all hope seems lost.
Автор: Bresler Ken Название: H. H. Richardson: Three Architectural Tours ISBN: 1724245139 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781724245137 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 3095.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Farmer Sharon Название: Communities of Saint Martin: Legend and Ritual in Medieval Tours ISBN: 1501740598 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781501740596 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 2502.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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Sharon Farmer here investigates the ways in which three medieval communities—the town of Tours, the basilica of Saint-Martin there, and the abbey of Marmoutier nearby—all defined themselves through the cult of Saint Martin. She demonstrates how in the early Middle Ages the bishops of Tours used the cult of Martin, their fourthcentury predecessor, to shape an idealized image of Tours as Martin's town. As the heirs to Martin's see, the bishops projected themselves as the rightful leaders of the community. However, in the late eleventh century, she shows, the canons of Saint-Martin (where the saint's relics resided) and the monks of Marmoutier (which Martin had founded) took control of the cult and produced new legends and rituals to strengthen their corporate interests. Since the basilica and the abbey differed in their spiritualities, structures, and external ties, the canons and monks elaborated and manipulated Martin's cult in quite different ways. Farmer shows how one saint's cult lent itself to these varying uses, and analyzes the strikingly dissimilar Martins that emerged. Her skillful inquiry into the relationship between group identity and cultural expression illuminates the degree to which culture is contested territory. Farmer's rich blend of social history and hagiography will appeal to a wide range of medievalists, cultural anthropologists, religious historians, and urban historians.
