Saints and their Cults: Studies in Religious Sociology, Folklore and History

By Stephen Wilson and Leslie Wilson

Book Overview

This is a paperback edition of a collection of ten papers by different authors on the cult of saints, first published in hard covers in 1983. Six have been translated from French including a pioneering study by Robert Hertz, one of Durkheim's most eminent pupils. The editor provides a wide-ranging general and historical introduction, and a 100- page annotated bibliography covering material on the subject in all disciplines and in four main languages.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521311810
• ISBN13: 9780521311816
• Release Date: August 1986
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 447 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 1.1" x 6.0"