02713nam 22006734a 450 991082225870332120240812210422.01-281-31105-797866113110560-470-77635-80-470-77714-1(CKB)1000000000404157(EBL)350856(OCoLC)297957443(SSID)ssj0000114793(PQKBManifestationID)11134302(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000114793(PQKBWorkID)10125303(PQKB)10585634(MiAaPQ)EBC350856(Au-PeEL)EBL350856(CaPaEBR)ebr10232850(MiAaPQ)EBC7103379(Au-PeEL)EBL7103379(JP-MeL)3000110346(EXLCZ)99100000000040415720040517d2005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrA brief history of saints /Lawrence S. Cunningham1st ed.Oxford, UK ;Malden, MA Blackwell Pub.20051 online resource (188 p.)Blackwell brief histories of religionIncludes bibliographical references (p. 162-168) and index1-4051-1402-9 1-4051-1401-0 Includes bibliographical references (p. 162-168) and index.The saint : beginnings -- The bureaucratization of sanctity -- Reformations Catholic and Protestant -- Towards the modern world -- The twentieth century -- The saints, world religions, and the future.A Brief History of Saints follows the rise of the cult of saints in Christianity from its origin in the age of the martyrs down to the present day.Refers to both well-known saints, such as Joan of Arc, and lesser-known figures like the 'holy fools' in the Orthodox traditionRanges over subjects as diverse as the history of canonization processes, the Reformation critique of the cult of saints, and the role of saints in other religious traditionsDiscusses the relevance of sainthood in the postmodern eraTwo appendices describe patron sBlackwell brief histories of religion.CanonizationHistoryChristian saintsCultHistoryCanonizationHistory.Christian saintsCultHistory.235/.2/09198.22njb/09235.209njb/09Cunningham Lawrence1935-.1764275MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910822258703321A brief history of saints4205722UNINA