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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages: Essays on the Contribution of Peter Brown
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Product Description
This book contains eleven essays, prefaced by a general introduction, on a set of related themes: the characteristic traits and diverse functions of holy men; the fashioning of saints out of a small minority of holy men and a number of other individuals of high social status but with more dubious spiritual credentials; the literary processes involved in the construction of hagiographical texts; the role of hagiography in the creation and diffusion of cults; and the worldly interests and other purposes which were served by hagiographical texts and the cults which they propagated. These themes are explored across a wide range of social and cultural milieux, extending from the late antique east Mediterranean through the early medieval Frankish world and Byzantium to Russia and Islam in the high middle ages. The work of Peter Brown, in particular his article, 'The Rise and Function of the Holy Man in Late Antiquity', first published in 1971, forms a constant point of reference, acknowledged by the contributors as having irradiated the whole field with fresh, provocative, and illuminating ideas.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #353807 in Books
- Published on: 2002-07-04
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 308 pages
Editorial Reviews
Gillian Clark, Times Literary Supplement
"This volume has greatly extended the range of answers ... The essays in this impressive collection revisit, or rediscover, the holy man.."
Review
This volume has greatly extended the range of answers ... The essays in this impressive collection revisit, or rediscover, the holy man, over a very wide geographical and chronological range. (Gillian Clark, Times Literary Supplement )
Gillian Clark, Times Literary Supplement
"The essays in this impressive collection revisit, or rediscover, the holy man, over a very wide geographical and chronological range ... who wants such stories told, and what are saints' lives for? This volume has greatly extended the range of answers."
