Moral Capital: Foundations of British Abolitionism ‐ by Christopher Leslie Brown

Abstract

different narratives about St. AEthelthryth arising from varying languages, places of production, lay or ecclesiastical agendas, and contexts of reception. This range of focus is enhanced by illustrations, figures, and tables that assist the reader to negotiate the vast amount of material presented and analysed with care and skill. The appendix (295-306), listing images of the focal saint is particularly useful. Similarly, Blanton's practice of recapping her argument in this vast study, especially at the beginning of chapters, helps the reader keep track of the developments narrated and the significances argued. As the first monograph study of the cult of St AEthelthryth in England throughout the Middle Ages, this book is an important and detailed account of the creation, flexibility, and context-specific purposes of devotional narratives about this saint.

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