The saint and the chopped-up baby : the cult of Vincent Ferrer in medieval and early modern Europe / by Smoller, Laura Ackerman, 1960-

Table of Contents: “…The situation -- The process of canonization -- Shaping the narratives of the saint -- Creating the official image of the saint -- Competing stories : whose Vincent Ferrer is it, anyway? -- The afterlife of the chopped-up baby : the sixteenth century and beyond -- Epilogue : Saint Vincent Ferrer in the Spanish Americas.…”
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The saint and the chopped-up baby : the cult of Vincent Ferrer in medieval and early modern Europe / by Smoller, Laura Ackerman, 1960-

Table of Contents: “…The situation -- The process of canonization -- Shaping the narratives of the saint -- Creating the official image of the saint -- Competing stories : whose Vincent Ferrer is it, anyway? -- The afterlife of the chopped-up baby : the sixteenth century and beyond -- Epilogue : Saint Vincent Ferrer in the Spanish Americas.…”
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Spoken word and social practice : orality in Europe (1400-1700)

Table of Contents: “…Cohen -- Preaching the Word : Tears for Fears: Mission Preaching in Seventeenth-Century France; a Double Performance / Anne Régent-Susini -- Powerful Words: St Vincent Ferrer's Preaching and the Jews in Medieval Castile / Carolina Losada -- A Most Notable Spectacle': Early Modern Easter Spital Sermons / Sonia Suman -- Word on the Street: Orality and Mutiny: Authority and Speech amongst the Seafarers of Early Modern London / Richard J. …”
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Hagiography and the history of Latin Christendom, 500-1500

Table of Contents: “…Half Title; Series Information; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; Illustrations; Abbreviations; Notes on Contributors; Introduction; Part 1 Creating and Transmitting Texts; Chapter 1 Constructing the Text: a Comparative Study of Two Saints' Lives Written c.1200; Creating the Saint; Documenting the Community; Conclusion; Further Reading; Chapter 2 From "Real Life" to Saint's Life: Biography and Hagiography in the Vitae of Bernardino of Siena and Vincent Ferrer; Initial Image-Making: from the Hour of Death until the Moment of Canonization…”
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