A brief history of saints / Lawrence S. Cunningham.
A brief history of saints / Lawrence S. Cunningham.
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Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., c2005.
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N235.209/1
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English
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Physical content
vii, 178 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
Contents
1. The saint : beginnings -- 2. The bureaucratization of sanctity -- 3. Reformations : Protestant and Catholic -- 4. Towards the modern world -- 5. The twentieth century -- 6. The saints, world religions, and the future -- App. I. Patron saints -- App. II. Iconography of the saints.
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Publisher
Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., c2005.
Place of Publication
Massachusetts
Date Published
c2005.
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Summary
"A Brief History of Saints follows the rise of the cult of saints in Christianity from its origin in the age of the martyrs down to the present day. Referring to both well-known saints such as Joan of Arc and lesser-known figures like the "holy fools" in the Orthodox tradition, the book ranges over subjects as diverse as the history of canonization...
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A brief history of saints / Lawrence S. Cunningham.
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Blackwell brief histories of religion.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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c2005.
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N235.209/1
Record Identifier
74VKP7L6aRRb
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKP7L6aRRb
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ISBN
1405114010 (hbk. : alk. paper)
9781405114011 (hardcover : alk. paper)
1405114010 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9781405114028 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1405114029 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9781405114011 (hbk. : alk. paper)
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235.209
MMS ID
991019596149702626
