The miracles of Our Lady of Rocamadour : analysis and translation

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The miracles of Our Lady of Rocamadour : analysis and translation

Marcus Bull

Boydell Press, 1999

  • : hbk.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-215) and index

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Medieval miracle stories from a major pilgrim destination in 12c France. In the second half of the twelfth century Rocamadour developed an international reputation as a centre of devotion to the Virgin Mary, drawing pilgrims from Spain, Italy, Germany, England and the Latin East as well as France, as witnessed by the 126 miracle stories written there in 1172-3, here translated for the first time. Reflecting and enhancing Rocamadour's status (aristocratic figures feature prominently), they throw light on many of the dangers faced by medieval men and women: illness and injury; imprisonment; warfare; arbitrary justice; and natural disasters. In his introduction Marcus Bull identifies issues which the collection helps to elucidate, and assesses thevalue of the text as source material, particularly in view of the lack of other chronicles from southern France for the period. He makes comparisons with other texts, such as the miracle collection compiled at the shrine of Thomas Becket at Canterbury, and argues that the monks of Rocamadour asserted their importance through the miracles, in the face of competition from neighbouring monastic communities. MARCUS BULL is Andrew W. Mellon Distinguished Professor of Medieval and Early Modern Studies at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

目次

  • Analysis
  • introduction - questions and issues - the value of translated sources, the importance of "miracula" as part of medieval hagiographical culture, the paucity of chronicle sources for southern France in the 12th century
  • the miracles of Our Lady of Rocamadour - text and content - authorship, content and form, historical veracity
  • dating and purpose - problems, four comparable texts, chronological clues in the text, possible reasons behind the writing of the collection, the contemporary political and military context
  • conclusion - the miracles of Our Lady of Rocamadour.

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