Communities of Saint Martin : legend and ritual in medieval Tours /
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...
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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | English |
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Ithaca :
Cornell University Press,
1991.
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Online Access: | CONNECT |