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James Howard-Johnston
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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages: Essays on the Contribution of Peter Brown |
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English |
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Hardcover |
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312 |
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2000-03-09 |
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0198269781 |
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Oxford University Press, USA |
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1.15 pounds |
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5.71 x 0.98 x 8.66 inches |
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Product 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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