Why Can the Dead Do Such Great Things? : Saints and Worshippers from the Martyrs to the Reformation /

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From its earliest centuries, one of the most notable features of Christianity has been the veneration of the saints - the holy dead. This book, written by a medieval historian, tells the fascinating story of the cult of the saints from its origins in the second-century days of the Christian martyrs...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bartlett, Robert, 1950-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, 2013.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Church history > Primitive and early church.
Church history > Middle Ages.
Christian saints.
Christian martyrs.
HISTORY > Medieval.
RELIGION > Christian Theology > Angelology & Demonology.
Martyrs chretiens > Histoire.
Saints chretiens > Histoire.
Église > Histoire > 600-1500 (Moyen Âge)
Église > Histoire > ca 30-600 (Église primitive)
Christian martyrs > History.
Christian saints > History.
Church history > Middle Ages, 600-1500.
Church history > Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:From its earliest centuries, one of the most notable features of Christianity has been the veneration of the saints - the holy dead. This book, written by a medieval historian, tells the fascinating story of the cult of the saints from its origins in the second-century days of the Christian martyrs to the Protestant Reformation. Drawing on sources from around the Christian world, the author examines all of the most important aspects of the saints, including miracles, relics, pilgrimages, shrines, and the saints' role in the calendar and literature.
Physical Description:1 online resource (808 pages).
ISBN:9781400848782

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