1. Edition - November 2004
24.90 Euro
2004. 192 Pages, Softcover
ISBN-10: 1-4051-1402-9
ISBN-13: 978-1-4051-1402-8 - John Wiley & Sons








Detailed description
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.

From the contents
List of illustrations.

Introduction.

1. The Saint: Beginnings.

2. The Bureaucratization of Sanctity.

3. Reformations Catholic and Protestant.

4. Towards the Modern World.

5. The Twentieth Century.

6. The Saints, World Religions, and the future.

Bibliography.

Index