The Cult of the Saints: Its Rise and Function in Latin Christianity, Enlarged Edition by Peter R.L. Brown

The Cult of the Saints: Its Rise and Function in Latin Christianity, Enlarged Edition

Peter R.L. Brown

186 pages • first pub 1981 (editions)

nonfiction history religion challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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In this groundbreaking work, Peter Brown explores how the worship of saints and their corporeal remains became central to religious life in Western Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire. During this period, earthly remnants served as a heavenl...

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