Prophets in Their Own Country Living Saints and the Making of Sainthood in the Later Middle Ages

Name: Prophets in Their Own Country Living Saints and the Making of Sainthood in the Later Middle Ages
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ISBN: 9780226439716

ISBN-10: 0226439712

ISBN-13: 9780226439716

Edition: 1992

Authors: Aviad M. Kleinberg

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In this original study of the making of saintly reputations, Aviad M. Kleinberg shows how sainthood, though frequently seen as a personal trait, is actually the product of negotiations between particular individuals and their communities. Employing the methods of history, anthropology, and textual criticism, Kleinberg examines the mechanics of sainthood in daily interactions between putative saints and their audiences. This book will interest historians, anthropologists, sociologists, medievalists, and those interested in the study of religion. "[A] fascinating and sometimes iconoclastic view of saints in the medieval period." --Sandra R. O'Neal, Theological Studies "[An] important new…

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List price: $99.00
Copyright year: 1992
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 10/1/1992
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 200
Size: 0.58" wide x 0.87" long x 0.08" tall
Weight: 0.902
Language: English



Preface



Saints and Saintly Situations



Negotiating Sainthood



Wide-Eyed Witnesses and Partial Observers



The Passion of Christina of Stommeln



The Making of Lukardis and the Dissolution of Douceline



St. Francis of Assisi and the Burden of Example



The Blind See and the Lame Walk



Epilogue Abbreviations Select


Bibliography


Index