The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages Essays on the Contribution of Peter Brown
, by Howard-Johnston, James; Hayward, Paul AntonyNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780199253548 | 0199253544
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 8/29/2002
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.