The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages: Essays on the Contribution of Peter Brown
J. D. Howard-Johnston, Paul Antony Hayward (Editors)
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.
Year:
1999
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Language:
english
Pages:
309
ISBN 10:
0198269781
ISBN 13:
9780198269786
File:
PDF, 1.27 MB
IPFS:
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english, 1999