Landscape with Two Saints: How Genovefa of Paris and Brigit of Kildare Built Christianity in Barbarian EuropeLisa Bitel uses the history of two unique holy women--Genovefa of Paris (ca. 420-509) and Brigit of Kildare (ca.452-524)--to reveal how ordinary Europeans lived through Christianization at the dawn of the Middle Ages. Most converts did not have a sudden epiphany, Bitel argues. Instead they learned and lived their new religion in continuous conversation with preachers, saints, rulers, and neighbors. Together, they built their faith over many years, brick by brick, into their churches and shrines, cemeteries, houses, and even their markets and farms. |
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User Review - Not Available - Book VerdictBitel (history, religion & gender studies, Univ. of Southern California) carefully studies the archival and material record to develop a persuasive account of the roles of two legendary and historical ... Read full review
Contents
The Landscape Enters History | 3 |
2 Sacral Paris | 23 |
3 Genovefas Territory | 51 |
4 Paris after Genovefa | 73 |
5 Crossings and Conversions | 97 |
6 Ekphrasis at Kildare | 137 |
7 Brigit Goes to Ground | 163 |
8 Relics | 195 |
Notes | 225 |
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