saints and worshippers from the martyrs to the Reformation /
Robert Bartlett
xviii, 787 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates :
illustrations (some color) ;
25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 641-733) and index
Part I. Developments. Origins (100-500) -- The early Middle Ages (500-1000) -- The high and later Middle Ages (1000-1500) -- The Protestant Reformation -- part II. Dynamics. The nature of cult -- Saints' days -- Types of saint -- Relics and shrines -- Miracles -- Pilgrimage -- Dedications and naming -- Images of the saints -- The literature of sanctity -- Doubt and dissent -- Reflections
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Christian martyrs-- History
Christian saints-- History
Church history-- Middle Ages, 600-1500
Church history-- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600