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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages: Essays on the Contribution of Peter Brown

By J. D. Howard-Johnston , Paul Antony Hayward (Editors)

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press
Year
1999
ISBN
0198269781, 9780198269786
Google Books ID
wr6xYjYU3P4C
Open Library ID
OL7398720M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1330159 bytes)
Pages
309\309
Topic
Religion Orthodoxy
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2012-02-04 16:00:00
Религиоведение;Религиоведение христианства

Description

This book of essays explores the characteristic traits and diverse functions of holy men and the fashioning of saints out of a small minority of holy men and other individuals of high social status with more dubious spiritual credentials. These themes are looked at across a wide range of social and cultural milieux. Peter Brown has transformed historians' ways of looking at early Christian saints and his work forms a constant point of reference throughout the book.

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