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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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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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 Saints B Holiness (motif) B Electronic books B Heiligen B Interculturele vergelijking B Saint |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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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 |
| Physical Description: | Online Ressource (xxi, 228 p.), ill. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8173-8088-5 0-8173-8088-4 |
