The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages

James (, University Lecturer in Byzantine Studies, Modern History Faculty, University of Oxford) Howard-Johnston, Paul Antony (, Lecturer in History at the University of Otago, New Zealand.) Hayward

Oxford University Press, 2002

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These essays discuss various related themes: the traits of holy men; creating saints out of a minority of holy men; and the role of hagiography in the diffusion of cults. Peter Brown's work, especially the article "The Rise and Function of the Holy Man in Late Antiquity" forms a point of reference.

ISBN-13
9780199253548
ISBN-10
0199253544
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Year
2002
Publication date
2002-07-04
Pages
308
Dimensions
211x142x16
Weight
394