The Cult of the Saints : Its Rise and Function in Latin Christianity.

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Author / Creator:	Brown, Peter.
Imprint:	Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2009.
Description:	1 online resource (205 pages)
Language:	English
Subject:	Christian saints. Religion. Christian saints. Religion. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12572704

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ISBN:	9780226076386 0226076385
Notes:	Print version record.
Summary:	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 demon.
Other form:	Print version: Brown, Peter. Cult of the Saints : Its Rise and Function in Latin Christianity. Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, ©2009 9780226076225

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