Download or read book Lay Sanctity, Medieval and Modern written by Ann W. Astell and published by University of Notre Dame Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume of interdisciplinary essays focuses on the shifting points of intersection between the changing historical definitions of laity and sanctity. It features an examination of a series of individual lay saints, in order to explore how these figures perceived their own lay status.