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Why Can the Dead Do Such Great Things?

Paperback • 2015 • 1. edition

Why Can the Dead Do Such Great Things?

By Robert Bartlett

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From its earliest centuries, one of the most notable features of Christianity has been the veneration of the saints--the holy dead. This ambitious history tells the fascinating story of the cult of the saints from its origins in the second-century days of the Christian martyrs to the Protestant Reformation. Robert Bartlett examines all of the most important aspects of the saints--including miracles, relics, pilgrimages, shrines, and the saints' role in the calendar, literature, and art. The book...Show more

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9780691169682

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Princeton University Press

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2015

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Why Can the Dead Do Such Great Things?

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