The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages: Essays on the Contribution of Peter Brown

By J.D. Howard-Johnston, Paul Antony Hayward, James Howard-Johnston

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198269781
• ISBN13: 9780198269786
• Release Date: March 2000
• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Length: 308 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.8" x 8.8"