Anglo-Saxon Litanies of the Saints

Hardback
352 pages
Indices, Bibliography
Language: Anglo-Saxon
Published: 1991
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
ISBN / EAN: 1870252012

The litany is a sequence of prayers to named saints. This study and edition of litanies from nearly 50 manuscripts sheds light on Anglo-Saxon spirituality, localization of manuscripts and individual saints' cults.