A Brief History of SaintsISBN: 978-1-4051-1401-1
Hardcover
186 pages
January 2005, Wiley-Blackwell
 Other Available Formats: Paperback
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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.
- Refers to both well-known saints, such as Joan of Arc, and lesser-known figures like the ‘holy fools’ in the Orthodox tradition
- Ranges over subjects as diverse as the history of canonization processes, the Reformation critique of the cult of saints, and the role of saints in other religious traditions
- Discusses the relevance of sainthood in the postmodern era
- Two appendices describe patron saints and the iconography of saints in art.
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