Ein Meer und seine Heiligen

Ein Meer und seine Heiligen

By Christian Alexander Neumann

Book Description

This scholarly exploration delves into the profound spiritual relationship between Mediterranean communities and the sea during medieval times. Through an interdisciplinary lens drawing from art history, archaeology, and Byzantine studies, the work examines how maritime dangers shaped religious devotion across diverse cultures surrounding the Mediterranean basin.

The book investigates how storms, shipwrecks, pirate attacks, and the constant threat of being lost at sea created a unique form of spiritual practice centered on protective saints and divine intervention. These maritime hazards fostered deep religious connections among sailors, merchants, and coastal populations who turned to heavenly guardians for protection during perilous voyages.

Readers will discover how different Mediterranean cultures developed rich traditions of saint veneration specifically tied to seafaring challenges. The text reveals how these spiritual practices manifested through various media including religious texts, artistic representations, and devotional customs that crossed cultural boundaries.

The work offers valuable insights into how shared human experiences of vulnerability and danger at sea created common spiritual responses across different religious and cultural contexts. By examining maritime hagiography, the book illuminates how communities found meaning, hope, and protection through their relationships with patron saints associated with the sea.

This interdisciplinary approach provides a unique window into medieval spirituality, showing how environmental challenges shaped religious expression and created lasting traditions of divine protection that resonated across Mediterranean societies.

Who Is This For?

📖 Reading Level: Long (> 400 pages) (~11 hours)

📄 Length: 405 pages

What You'll Discover

  • ✓ Explore Middle Ages
  • ✓ Explore History and criticism
  • ✓ Explore Sea stories
  • ✓ Explore Religious life and customs
  • ✓ Explore Religious aspects
  • ✓ Explore Hagiography
  • ✓ Explore Historiography
  • ✓ Explore Civilization

Topics Covered

Middle Ages History and criticism Sea stories Religious life and customs Religious aspects Hagiography Historiography Civilization Folklore Cult Saints Congresses

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