Why can the dead do such great things?: saints and worshippers from the martyrs to the Reformation
From its earliest centuries, one of the most notable features of Christianity has been the veneration of the saints - the holy dead. This book, written by a medieval historian, tells the fascinating story of the cult of the saints from its origins in the second-century days of the Christian martyrs...
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| 格式: | 电子 图书 |
| 语言: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Princeton, NJ [u.a.]
Princeton Univ. Press
2013
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| In: | Year: 2013 |
| 评论: | Saints Alive! (2014) (Heinegg, Peter, 1942 -)
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
圣人
/ 殉教者
/ 敬奉
/ 历史 100-1500
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| Further subjects: | B
Christian saints
B 30-1500 B Church history - Primitive and early church B Église - Histoire - 600-1500 (Moyen Âge) B RELIGION - Christian Theology - Angelology & Demonology B Church History Middle Ages, 600-1500 B Christian martyrs B Saints chrétiens - Histoire B History B Christian martyrs History B Church history - Middle Ages B Christian saints History B Église - Histoire - ca 30-600 (Église primitive) B Church History Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600 B Martyrs chrétiens - Histoire B HISTORY - Medieval |
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| 总结: | From its earliest centuries, one of the most notable features of Christianity has been the veneration of the saints - the holy dead. This book, written by a medieval historian, tells the fascinating story of the cult of the saints from its origins in the second-century days of the Christian martyrs to the Protestant Reformation. Drawing on sources from around the Christian world, the author examines all of the most important aspects of the saints, including miracles, relics, pilgrimages, shrines, and the saints' role in the calendar and literature |
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| Item Description: | Literaturangaben |
| 实物描述: | 1 Online-Ressource (XVIII, 787 S., [4] Bl.), Ill. |
| ISBN: | 1400848784 |