LEADER 02713nam 22006734a 450 001 9910822258703321 005 20240812210422.0 010 $a1-281-31105-7 010 $a9786611311056 010 $a0-470-77635-8 010 $a0-470-77714-1 035 $a(CKB)1000000000404157 035 $a(EBL)350856 035 $a(OCoLC)297957443 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000114793 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11134302 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000114793 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10125303 035 $a(PQKB)10585634 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC350856 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL350856 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10232850 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC7103379 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL7103379 035 $a(JP-MeL)3000110346 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000404157 100 $a20040517d2005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 12$aA brief history of saints /$fLawrence S. Cunningham 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aOxford, UK ;$aMalden, MA $cBlackwell Pub.$d2005 215 $a1 online resource (188 p.) 225 1 $aBlackwell brief histories of religion 300 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 162-168) and index 311 $a1-4051-1402-9 311 $a1-4051-1401-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 162-168) and index. 327 $aThe saint : beginnings -- The bureaucratization of sanctity -- Reformations Catholic and Protestant -- Towards the modern world -- The twentieth century -- The saints, world religions, and the future. 330 $aA Brief History of Saints follows the rise of the cult of saints in Christianity from its origin in the age of the martyrs down to the present day.Refers to both well-known saints, such as Joan of Arc, and lesser-known figures like the 'holy fools' in the Orthodox traditionRanges over subjects as diverse as the history of canonization processes, the Reformation critique of the cult of saints, and the role of saints in other religious traditionsDiscusses the relevance of sainthood in the postmodern eraTwo appendices describe patron s 410 0$aBlackwell brief histories of religion. 606 $aCanonization$xHistory 606 $aChristian saints$xCult$xHistory 615 0$aCanonization$xHistory. 615 0$aChristian saints$xCult$xHistory. 676 $a235/.2/09 686 $a198.22$2njb/09 686 $a235.209$2njb/09 700 $aCunningham$b Lawrence$f1935-.$01764275 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910822258703321 996 $aA brief history of saints$94205722 997 $aUNINA