Why Can the Dead Do Such Great Things?: Saints and Worshippers from the Martyrs to the Reformation Paperback - 2015
by Robert Bartlett
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"The whole of medieval life is contained in Robert Bartlett's history of the cult of saints. Wisely combining a chronological account and thematic explorations, Bartlett surveys the whole of Europe and its vastly diverse people. This is a remarkable feat that takes the medieval passion for saints and their relics not as a given, but as an intellectual challenge. Bartlett shows that as Christian Europe lost the ancient gods of nature it gained a landscape marked by those great things that only very special dead people could do."--Miri Rubin, Queen Mary University of London
"This massive and encyclopedic survey is a remarkable guide to the complexities of medieval sanctity. It is so hard for modern readers to understand the role of medieval saints from within; this book makes it possible."--Chris Wickham, University of Oxford
"This is a great book, a bold work by an outstanding scholar and writer. Tackling the vast subject of medieval sainthood, Robert Bartlett has managed to produce a distinctly original account that is also an enjoyable and entertaining read, seasoned with humor. Bartlett has a keen eye for significant, and often paradoxical, quotations, situations, and personalities. I know of no other book that has attempted to grasp the entire subject of medieval sainthood. Its publication is a major event."--Gbor Klaniczay, Central European University
"Comprehensive, up-to-date, and highly readable, this ambitious survey of medieval sainthood is, in its scale and range, unlike any other book on the subject. Robert Bartlett successfully balances an astute analysis of the underlying and universal dynamics driving the medieval conception of, and response to, sanctity, with an imaginative depiction of chronological and regional variation and particularity. And he has a remarkable eye for telling and offbeat details. This is major book."--Alan Thacker, University of London
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- Title Why Can the Dead Do Such Great Things?: Saints and Worshippers from the Martyrs to the Reformation
- Author Robert Bartlett
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Pages 816
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Princeton University Press
- Date 2015-09-15
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Glossary, Illustrated
- ISBN 9780691169682 / 0691169683
- Weight 2.55 lbs (1.16 kg)
- Dimensions 9.2 x 6.1 x 1.7 in (23.37 x 15.49 x 4.32 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: Medieval (500-1453) Studies
- Religious Orientation: Christian
- Dewey Decimal Code 235.2
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