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The Cult of the Saints: Its Rise and Function in Latin Christianity, Enlarged Edition
Peter Brown
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Paperback. Challenges the long-held "two-tier" idea of religion that separated the religious practices of the sophisticated elites from those of the superstitious masses, instead arguing that the cult of the saints crossed boundaries and played a dynamic part in both the Christian faith and the larger world of late antiquity. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 216 x 12. Weight in Grams: 286.
In this groundbreaking work, Peter Brown explores how the worship of saints and their corporeal remains became central to religious life in Western Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire. During this period, earthly remnants served as a heavenly connection, and their veneration is a fascinating window into the cultural mood of a region in transition. Brown challenges the long-held "two-tier" idea of religion that separated the religious practices of the sophisticated elites from those of the superstitious masses, instead arguing that the cult of the saints crossed boundaries and played a dynamic part in both the Christian faith ... Read more
In this groundbreaking work, Peter Brown explores how the worship of saints and their corporeal remains became central to religious life in Western Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire. During this period, earthly remnants served as a heavenly connection, and their veneration is a fascinating window into the cultural mood of a region in transition. Brown challenges the long-held "two-tier" idea of religion that separated the religious practices of the sophisticated elites from those of the superstitious masses, instead arguing that the cult of the saints crossed boundaries and played a dynamic part in both the Christian faith ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
318g
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226175263
SKU
V9780226175263
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About Peter Brown
Peter Brown is the Philip and Beulah Rollins Professor of History Emeritus at Princeton University. He is credited with having created the field of study known as late antiquity.
Reviews for The Cult of the Saints: Its Rise and Function in Latin Christianity, Enlarged Edition
"Few historians have literally created their own periods of inquiry and their own subjects. Brown is one of these exceedingly rare spirits. To him we owe the creation of the age of late antiquity as a standard field of historical inquiry." (New York Review of Books)"