Punitive Miracles in the Old Norse Bishops' Sagas.
This article studies instances of divine retribution performed by God through his bishops in medieval Scandinavia. It focuses on the miracles performed by the bishops of Iceland -both saints and non-saints-as recorded in the Biskupa sögur and the miracle collections of the native bishop saints. Such...
| Publicado en: | Collegium Medievale Vol. 38; no. 1; pp. 5 - 44 |
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