Description: New essays shed light on the mysterious St Samson of Dol and his Vita.
Brief description: Emeritus Professor CONSTANT J. MEWS taught at Monash University, where he was Director of the Centre for Religious Studies within its School of Philosophical, Historical and International Studies. He is interested in medieval religious thought and intellectual history of the Latin West, particularly the development of theology in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries.
Review Quotes: This volume advances scholarship on VIS and will prompt further study; anyone interested in the early medieval history of Brittany or the wider Insular milieu will find it valuable.--Ali Bonner "Journal of British Studies"