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Problem świętości władców we wczesnym i pełnym średniowieczu
Sancticy of Rulers in Early and High Middle Ages

Case of Poland in Central European Ground

Author(s): Grzegorz Pac
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, History, Comparative history, History of ideas, Local History / Microhistory, Middle Ages, 6th to 12th Centuries, 13th to 14th Centuries
Published by: Wydawnictwo Adam Marszałek
Keywords: Bolesław the Brave;holiness;power;hagiography;worship;archaeology;Boleslaus I

Summary/Abstract: The text analyses the problem of the sanctity of rulers, especially non-martyrs, in Latin Europe in the Early and High Middle Ages. The starting point for this discussion is a frequently asked question about the reasons for the lack of such a phenomenon in Poland.

  • Issue Year: 2016
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 90-121
  • Page Count: 32
  • Language: Polish