Author: Lawrence S. Cunningham
Year: 2004
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Religion, History
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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.
This book is part of the "Blackwell Brief Histories of Religion" series. Here are some other books from this series:
 | "Utopias"
First published in 2012
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