TY - BOOK ID - 85246090 TI - The cult of Thomas Becket : history and historiography through eight centuries PY - 2019 SN - 9781138103283 9781315102870 1315102870 9781351593397 1351593390 9781351593380 1351593382 9781351593373 1351593374 1138103284 PB - London Routledge DB - UniCat KW - Christian martyrs KW - Christian saints KW - Christian hagiography KW - Saints KW - Canonization KW - Martyrs KW - Martyrdom KW - Cult KW - History of doctrines KW - Historiography KW - History KW - Christianity KW - Thomas, KW - Becket, Thomas à, KW - Becket, Thomas, KW - Thomas KW - Great Britain KW - Historiography. KW - Thomas Cantuariensis KW - Christian martyrs - Cult - History of doctrines - Middle Ages, 600-1500. KW - Christian martyrs - England - Canterbury - Historiography. KW - Christian saints - England - Canterbury - Historiography. KW - Christian hagiography - History - To 1500. KW - Thomas ep. Cantuariensis m. KW - Thomas, - à Becket, Saint, - 1118?-1170. KW - Great Britain - History - Henry II, 1154-1189 - Historiography. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:85246090 AB - "On 29 December, 1170, Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, was brutally murdered in his own cathedral. News of the event was rapidly disseminated throughout Europe, generating a widespread cult which endured until the reign of Henry VIII in the sixteenth century, and engendering a fascination which has lasted until the present day. The Cult of Thomas Becket: History and Historiography through Eight Centuries contributes to the lengthy debate surrounding the saint by providing a historiographical analysis of the major themes in Becket scholarship, tracing the development of Becket studies from the writings of the twelfth-century biographers to those of scholars of the twenty-first century. The book offers a thorough commentary and analysis which demonstrates how the Canterbury martyr was viewed by writers of previous generations as well as our own, showing how they were influenced by the intellectual trends and political concerns of their eras, and indicating how perceptions of Thomas Becket have changed over time. In addition, several chapters are devoted a discussion of artworks in various media devoted to the saint, as well as liturgies and sermons composed in his honor. Combining a wide historical scope with detailed textual analysis, this book will be of great interest to scholars of medieval religious history, art history, liturgy, sanctity and hagiography."--Provided by publisher. ER -