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Miracles and Pilgrims
Ronald C. Finucane
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Description for Miracles and Pilgrims
Paperback. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD1; HBLA; HRC; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 335.
The records of 'miracles' in the Middle Ages are among the most valuable and unexploited documents of medieval popular Christianity. Now available for the first time in paperback, Ronald Finucane's highly praised historical detective-work, based on over 3000 posthumous miracles (the wonders attributed to saints after their deaths), pieces together a fascinating account of the extent to which the world of pilgrims, miracles and faith-healing exerted its hold over the medieval imagination. Miracle-working at saints' shrines usually concerned curative healing. The book is rich in stories of crippled limbs crackling as they straightened during a miracle, 'possessed' people on the ... Read more
The records of 'miracles' in the Middle Ages are among the most valuable and unexploited documents of medieval popular Christianity. Now available for the first time in paperback, Ronald Finucane's highly praised historical detective-work, based on over 3000 posthumous miracles (the wonders attributed to saints after their deaths), pieces together a fascinating account of the extent to which the world of pilgrims, miracles and faith-healing exerted its hold over the medieval imagination. Miracle-working at saints' shrines usually concerned curative healing. The book is rich in stories of crippled limbs crackling as they straightened during a miracle, 'possessed' people on the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
255
Condition
New
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
Gordonsville, United States
ISBN
9780312125288
SKU
V9780312125288
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99-15
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