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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Bibliographic Details
Contributors: Hopgood, James F. (Other)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Tuscaloosa University of Alabama Press c2005
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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Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
Description
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
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. [187]-211) and index. - Description based on print version record
ISBN:0817380884