Cult of the Saints Its Rise and Function in Latin Christianity

Name: Cult of the Saints Its Rise and Function in Latin Christianity
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ISBN: 9780226076225

ISBN-10: 0226076229

ISBN-13: 9780226076225

Edition: 1982

Authors: Peter Brown

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Following the fall of the Roman Empire in the West, the cult of the saints was the dominant form of religion in Christian Europe. In this elegantly written work, Peter Brown explores the role of tombs, shrines, relics, and pilgrimages connected with the sacred bodies of the saints. He shows how men and women living in harsh and sometimes barbaric times relied upon the merciful intercession of the holy dead to obtain justice, forgiveness, and to find new ways to accept their fellows. Challenging the common treatment of the cult as an outbreak of superstition among the lower classes, Brown demonstrates how this form of religiousity engaged the finest minds of the Church and elicited from…

Book details

List price: $17.00
Copyright year: 1982
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 2/15/1982
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 204
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.484
Language: English



Foreword


Preface



The Holy and the Grave



""A Fine and Private Place""



The Invisible Companion



The Very Special Dead



Praesentia



Potentia


Notes


Index