Saints and Vertues

By: Hawley, John Stratton

Book Overview

This book explores a larger family of saints--those celebrated not just by Christianity but by other religious traditions of the world: Muslim, Hindu, Jewish, Buddhist, Confucian, African, and Caribbean. The essays show how saints serve as moral exemplars in the communities that venerate them.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520061632
• ISBN13: 9780520061637
• Release Date: September 1987
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.2"