Religious propaganda in selected Anglo-Saxton literature

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dc.contributor.advisorVan der Westhuizen, J Een_ZA
dc.contributor.authorKeating, Lise Mandaen_ZA
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dc.date.issued1999en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis study of selected Old English texts, from the canons of Aelfric and Cynewulf, presents the argument that the primary purpose of the Saints' Lives in question is that of instruments of persuasion. After a description of the rites of Anglo-Saxon paganism, an attempt is made to outline the manner in which the Christian missionaries used certain aspects of pagan belief to promote Christianity. As such, these texts may therefore be viewed as religious propaganda in the Anglo- Saxon Church's attempt to win new converts to Christianity and to strengthen the faith of those already within its fold, firstly by promoting belief in the miraculous and secondly by investing Anglo-Saxon Christianity with the supernatural powers of the Anglo-Saxon and Celtic Pagan religions. Although the works of Cynewulf predate those of Aelfric, I have chosen to discuss the prose works of Aelfric first. However, I do not believe that reversing the historical order invalidates the argument.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationKeating, L. M. (1999). <i>Religious propaganda in selected Anglo-Saxton literature</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of English Language and Literature. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17868en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationKeating, Lise Manda. <i>"Religious propaganda in selected Anglo-Saxton literature."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of English Language and Literature, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17868en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationKeating, L. 1999. Religious propaganda in selected Anglo-Saxton literature. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Keating, Lise Manda AB - This study of selected Old English texts, from the canons of Aelfric and Cynewulf, presents the argument that the primary purpose of the Saints' Lives in question is that of instruments of persuasion. After a description of the rites of Anglo-Saxon paganism, an attempt is made to outline the manner in which the Christian missionaries used certain aspects of pagan belief to promote Christianity. As such, these texts may therefore be viewed as religious propaganda in the Anglo- Saxon Church's attempt to win new converts to Christianity and to strengthen the faith of those already within its fold, firstly by promoting belief in the miraculous and secondly by investing Anglo-Saxon Christianity with the supernatural powers of the Anglo-Saxon and Celtic Pagan religions. Although the works of Cynewulf predate those of Aelfric, I have chosen to discuss the prose works of Aelfric first. However, I do not believe that reversing the historical order invalidates the argument. DA - 1999 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1999 T1 - Religious propaganda in selected Anglo-Saxton literature TI - Religious propaganda in selected Anglo-Saxton literature UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17868 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/17868
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationKeating LM. Religious propaganda in selected Anglo-Saxton literature. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of English Language and Literature, 1999 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17868en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of English Language and Literatureen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherMedieval English Studiesen_ZA
dc.titleReligious propaganda in selected Anglo-Saxton literatureen_ZA
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