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Oxford ; New York: Oxford University Press, 1999. Paperback. Very fine with personal owner initials.. Octavo in dark green illus wrap; x, 298 pages ; 23 cm. "This book contains eleven essays, prefaced by a general introduction, on a set of related themes: the characteristic traits and diverse functions of holy men; the fashioning of saints out of a small minority of holy men and a number of other individuals of high social status but with more dubious spiritual credentials; the literary processes involved in the construction of hagiographical texts; the role of hagiography in the creation and diffusion of cults; and the worldly interests and other purposes which were served by hagiographical texts and the cults which they propagated. These themes are explored across a wide range of social and cultural milieux, extending from the late antique east Mediterranean through the early medieval Frankish world and Byzantium to Russia and Islam in the high middle ages."--Jacket / Contents: pt. 1. The cult of…
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- Title The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages: Essays on the Contribution of Peter Brown
- Author Howard - Johnston; Geoff Hayward; -. Johnston Howard -. Johnston
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 312
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date 2000-03-09
- ISBN 9780198269786 / 0198269781
- Weight 1.15 lbs (0.52 kg)
- Dimensions 8.8 x 5.8 x 0.99 in (22.35 x 14.73 x 2.51 cm)
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- Chronological Period: Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
- Chronological Period: Medieval (500-1453) Studies
- Religious Orientation: Catholic
- Religious Orientation: Christian
- Library of Congress subjects Christian saints - Cult - History of, Christian saints - Cult - History of
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 99021466
- Dewey Decimal Code 235.209
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