The Invention of Saintliness
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Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
0415267595
ISBN-13
9780415267595
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint
Routledge
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jun 20th, 2002
Print length
232 Pages
Weight
486 grams
Dimensions
23.50 x 16.40 x 1.90 cms
Product Classification:
Christian theology
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This volume discusses, from an historical and literary angle, the ways in which sanctification and the inscription of saintliness take place.
This volume discusses, from an historical and literary angle, the ways in which sanctification and the inscription of saintliness take place. Going beyond the traditional categories of canonization, cult, liturgical veneration and hagiographical lives, the work raises fundamental issues concerning definitions of saints and saintliness in a period before the concept was crystallized in canon law. As well as discussing sources and methodology, contributions cover contextual issues, including relics and veneration, life and the afterlife, and examinations of specific sources and texts. Subjects raised include the idea of hagiography as intimate biography, perceptions of holiness in writings by and about female mystics, and bodily aspects of the Franciscan search for evangelical perfection.
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