Miracles of the Virgin in medieval England: law and Jewishness in Marian legends
Includes bibliographical references
| Résumé: | Includes bibliographical references The idea of English miracles of the virgin -- The Theophilus legend in England : Mary the advocate, Mary the Jew -- The Theophilus legend in England, again : from the Devil's charter to a Marian paradigm -- The virgin and the law in Middle English contexts -- The fate of English miracles of the Virgin -- Appendix. "The founding of the feast of the conception" in the South English legendary ; "Blood on the penitent woman's hand" (Bodleian Library MS e Museo 180) ; The Charter Group miracles and other short texts from British Library MS additional 37049 ; An index of miracles of the Virgin collated with existing lists |
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| Description: | Includes bibliographical references |
| ISBN: | 1843842408 |