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The Footprints of Michael the Archangel

The Formation and Diffusion of a Saintly Cult, c. 300-c. 800

Palgrave Macmillan

Part of the book series: The New Middle Ages (TNMA)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
  2. The Problem with Michael

    • John Charles Arnold
    Pages 1-8
  3. Michael, an Ecumenical Archangel

    • John Charles Arnold
    Pages 9-35
  4. Michael the Archistrategos

    • John Charles Arnold
    Pages 37-65
  5. The Politics of Angelic Sanctity

    • John Charles Arnold
    Pages 67-92
  6. Michael Goes North

    • John Charles Arnold
    Pages 93-119
  7. Michael Contained: The Carolingian Cultus

    • John Charles Arnold
    Pages 121-136
  8. Conclusion

    • John Charles Arnold
    Pages 137-139
  9. Back Matter

    Pages 141-274

About this book

Early Christians sought miracles from Michael the Archangel and this enigmatic ecumenical figure was the subject of hagiography, liturgical texts, and relics across Western Europe. Entering contemporary debates about angelology, this fascinating study explores the formation and diffusion of the cult of Saint Michael from c. 300-c.800.

About the author

John Charles Arnold is an Assistant Professor of History at SUNY-Fredonia.

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