Damian Tyler<\/p>\n
Saints and their cults have been an important, integral part of Christianity since its beginnings, and this was especially so in the early middle ages. There are hundreds of surviving accounts of the lives early-medieval saints. Who were these holy men and women, what made them \u2018holy,\u2019 and why did people revere them so much, both while they were alive and after they were dead? This course considers these questions by examining the lives of a range of British and European saints, their contexts and the ways in which they have been used and manipulated by subsequent generations. Saints discussed will include St Martin, St Benedict, St Patrick, St Cuthbert and St Wilfrid.<\/p>\n
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Recommended reading<\/strong>:<\/strong><\/p>\n No supplementary reading is necessary for this course, but those wishing to investigate more deeply might look at the following:<\/p>\n M. A. Stouck, A Short Reader of Medieval Saints<\/i>, University of Toronto Press, 2008.<\/p>\n P. Brown, The Cult of the Saints: Its Rise And Function In Latin Christianity<\/i>, University of Chicago Press; Enlarged Edition, 2014.<\/p>\n D. H. Farmer, The Age of Bede<\/i>, Penguin Classics, 1998.<\/p>\n Day: \u00a0Fridays\u00a0 Time<\/strong>: 11.00-13.00<\/p>\n 5 week course from\u00a0Friday 19th January to 16th February 2018<\/p>\n Venue:
\n<\/strong>The Library,
\nSt Peter\u2019s House,
\nOxford Road (Precinct Centre),
\nManchester,
\nM13 9GH<\/p>\n\n\n
\n Price<\/strong><\/td>\n Concessions<\/strong><\/td>\n Minimum No.<\/strong><\/td>\n Maximum No.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n \u00a350<\/td>\n n\/a<\/td>\n 8<\/td>\n 14<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n