Hagiography, Historiography, and Identity in Sixth-Century Gaul: Rethinking Gregory of Tours

Cover -- Table Of Contents -- List Of Abbreviations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- The Cults Of Saints -- Gregory Of Tours And His Work -- East And West -- The Aims Of This Study -- 1. Gregory Of Tours -- The Life Of Gregory Of Tours -- Gregory Of Tours And His Saints -- Martin Of Tours -- Julian Of Brioude -- Vita Patrum -- The Glory Of The Confessors -- The Glory Of The Martyrs -- Autohagiography -- Conclusion -- 2. 'when The Saints Go Marching In': Eastern Saints In Merovingian Gaul -- The Italian Evidence -- The Eastern Evidence: Glory Of The Martyrs -- Polycarp The Seven Sleepers Of Ephesus -- The Forty Martyrs Of Sebaste -- Sergius -- Cosmas And Damian -- Phocas -- Domitius -- George -- Isidore -- Polyeuctus -- The Eastern Evidence: Glory Of The Confessors -- Conclusion: The Dissemination Of The Cults Of Saints -- 3. The Miraculous History Of Gregory Of Tours -- Libri Miraculorum Revisited -- Gregory Of Tours's Literary Approach -- Gregory Of Tours's Historiographical Perception -- From Hagiography To Ecclesiasticcal History -- A Brief History Of 'ecclesiastical History' -- Historiographical And Literary Context 4. 'by Romans They Refer To...' (romanos Enim Vocitant): History, Hagiography, And Identity -- Whose History Is It Anyway? -- Gallo-christian Identity -- Gaul Vs. Spain -- Gaul Vs. The East -- Hagiography And Identity -- The Martyrologium Hieronymianum -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index Tamar Rotman. Description Based Upon Print Version Of Record. Electronic Reproduction. Baltimore, Md Available Via World Wide Web.