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Cover: 9780226175263 | The Cult of the Saints | Peter Brown | Taschenbuch | Englisch | 2014
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The Cult of the Saints
Its Rise and Function in Latin Christianity, Enlarged Edition
Taschenbuch von Peter Brown
Sprache: Englisch

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The classic account of how medieval people engaged with the cult of the saints 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 heavenly connection, and their veneration is a fascinating window into the cultural mood of a region in transition. Brown challenges the long-held "two-tier" idea of religion that separated the religious practices of the sophisticated elites from those of the superstitious masses, instead arguing that the cult of the saints crossed boundaries and played a dynamic part in both the Christian faith and the larger world of late antiquity. He shows how men and women living in harsh and sometimes barbaric times relied upon the holy dead to obtain justice, forgiveness, and power, and how a single sainted hair could inspire great thinkers and great artists. An essential text by one of the foremost scholars of European history, this expanded edition includes a new preface from Brown, which presents new ideas based on subsequent scholarship.
The classic account of how medieval people engaged with the cult of the saints 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 heavenly connection, and their veneration is a fascinating window into the cultural mood of a region in transition. Brown challenges the long-held "two-tier" idea of religion that separated the religious practices of the sophisticated elites from those of the superstitious masses, instead arguing that the cult of the saints crossed boundaries and played a dynamic part in both the Christian faith and the larger world of late antiquity. He shows how men and women living in harsh and sometimes barbaric times relied upon the holy dead to obtain justice, forgiveness, and power, and how a single sainted hair could inspire great thinkers and great artists. An essential text by one of the foremost scholars of European history, this expanded edition includes a new preface from Brown, which presents new ideas based on subsequent scholarship.
Über den Autor
Peter Brown is the Philip and Beulah Rollins Professor of History, Emeritus and Senior Historian at Princeton University and the author of Augustine of Hippo and The Making of Late Antiquity.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
Genre: Importe, Religion & Theologie
Religion: Christentum
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Einband - flex.(Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780226175263
ISBN-10: 022617526X
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Brown, Peter
Auflage: Enlarged edition
Hersteller: University of Chicago Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 217 x 141 x 17 mm
Von/Mit: Peter Brown
Erscheinungsdatum: 12.11.2014
Gewicht: 0,279 kg
Artikel-ID: 105397854
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