Why Can The Dead Do Such Great Things?: Saints And Worshippers From The Martyrs To The Reformation
by Robert Bartlett /
2013 / English / PDF
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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.
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 explores the central role played by the bodies and body
parts of saints, and the special treatment these relics received.
From the routes, dangers, and rewards of pilgrimage, to the
saints' impact on everyday life, Bartlett's account is an
unmatched examination of an important and intriguing part of the
religious life of the past--as well as the present.
The book explores the central role played by the bodies and body
parts of saints, and the special treatment these relics received.
From the routes, dangers, and rewards of pilgrimage, to the
saints' impact on everyday life, Bartlett's account is an
unmatched examination of an important and intriguing part of the
religious life of the past--as well as the present.
