Communities of Saint Martin : legend and ritual in medieval Tours / Sharon Farmer.

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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Main Author: Farmer, Sharon A. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 1991.
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