The making of saints: contesting sacred ground
This text investigates a number of religious leaders, healers, folk saints, and popular icons; seeking to identify their commonalities and discover how they speak to the same inner yearnings of human beings for gods and heroes
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Tuscaloosa
University of Alabama Press
c2005
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| In: | Year: 2005 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Saint
B Star cult / Sacralization |
| Further subjects: | B
Collection of essays
B SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Anthropology ; Cultural B SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Popular Culture B POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Public Policy ; Cultural Policy B Holiness B Saints B Electronic books B Heiligen B Interculturele vergelijking B Saint |
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| Summary: | This text investigates a number of religious leaders, healers, folk saints, and popular icons; seeking to identify their commonalities and discover how they speak to the same inner yearnings of human beings for gods and heroes |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [187]-211) and index. - Description based on print version record |
| ISBN: | 0817380884 |