The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages: Essays on the Contribution of Peter Brown by Howard-Johnston, James [Editor]; Hayward, Paul Antony [Editor];

Oxford ; New York: Oxford University Press, 1999. Paperback. Very fine with personal owner initials.. Octavo in dark green illus wrap; x, 298 pages; 23 cm. "This book contains eleven essays, prefaced by a general introduction, on a set of related themes: the characteristic traits and diverse functions of holy men; the fashioning of saints out of a small minority of holy men and a number of other individuals of high social status but with more dubious spiritual credentials; the literary processes involved in the construction of hagiographical texts; the role of hagiography in the creation and diffusion of cults; and the worldly interests and other purposes which were served by hagiographical texts and the cults which they propagated. These themes are explored across a wide range of social and cultural milieux, extending from the late antique east Mediterranean through the early medieval Frankish world and Byzantium to Russia and Islam in the high middle ages."--Jacket / Contents: pt. 1. The cult of… Read More

Oxford, 1999. Hardcover with dust jacket. G/G. Tidy pencil underlining, cocked spine. 298 pages.

Oxford,, 1999. First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket.. Fine. In very good dust jacket, a little faded at spine.. 8vo. pp x, 298. Brown dust jacket with white lettering. Publisher's navy buckram lettered in gilt at spine. ISBN: 0198269781

Hard Cover. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; This text examines topics such as the characteristic traits/diverse functions of holy men; the fashioning of saints out of a minority of holy men and other individuals; the literary processes involved in the construction of hagiographic