Saints and virtues

The saint as exemplar in late antiquity / Peter Brown -- A theater of virtue : the exemplary world of St. Francis of Assisi / Hester Goodenough Gelber -- Prophet and saint : the two exemplars of Islam / William M. Brinner -- Morality beyond morality in the lives of three Hindu saints / John Stratton...

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Published in:Comparative studies in religion and society
Contributors: Hawley, John Stratton 1941- (Editor)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Berkeley, Calif. [u.a.] University of Californiarnia Press 1987
In: Comparative studies in religion and society (2)
Series/Journal:Comparative studies in religion and society 2
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Saint / Virtue
Further subjects:B Religious Ethics Comparative studies
B Saints Comparative studies
B Virtues
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Summary:The saint as exemplar in late antiquity / Peter Brown -- A theater of virtue : the exemplary world of St. Francis of Assisi / Hester Goodenough Gelber -- Prophet and saint : the two exemplars of Islam / William M. Brinner -- Morality beyond morality in the lives of three Hindu saints / John Stratton Hawley -- the Confucian sage / Tu Wei-ming -- Sainthood on the periphery : the case of Judaism / Robert L. Cohn -- The Buddhist arahant / Stanley J. Tambiah -- Saints and virtue in African Islam / Lamin Sanneh -- Alourdes : a case study of moral leadership in Hatian Vodou / Karen McCarthy Brown -- Sathya Sai Baba's saintly play / Lawrence A. Babb -- Saint Gandhi / Mark Juergensmeyer -- Conclusion : after sainthood? / John A. Coleman
Item Description:Literaturverz. S. 227 - 237
ISBN:0520061632