Saint Francis, nature mystic : the derivation and significance of the nature stories in the Franciscan Legend /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Armstrong, Edward Allworthy
Format: Book
Language:English
Created: Berkeley : University of California Press, 1976, c1973.
Series:Hermeneutics, studies in the history of religions ; v. 2.
Subjects:
Francis, > of Assisi, Saint, > 1182-1226 > Legends > History and criticism.
Francis, > of Assisi, Saint, > 1182-1226 > Legends.
Animals > Anecdotes.
Christian saints > Cult > History of doctrines > Middle Ages, 600-1500.
Christian hagiography.
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Table of Contents:
  • Saint Francis : nature mystic
  • Traditions that influenced Saint Francis
  • Saint Francis and the birds
  • Saint Francis and the animals of household and farm
  • The "small deer" of Saint Francis
  • Fish, "reptiles," and dragon
  • The furred beasts of Saint Francis
  • The canticle of brother sun.

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