Interacting with Saints in the Late Antique and Medieval Worlds - Robert Wiśniewski
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Interacting with Saints in the Late Antique and Medieval Worlds is een boek van Robert Wiśniewski. Deze editie wordt tweedehands aangeboden door 1 boekverkoper(s) uit Antwerpen. Voor meer info, bekijk de beschrijving van de beschikbare exemplaren verder op deze pagina.
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2023Uitgever: Brepols Publishers282 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 2503605583ISBN-13: 9782503605586Koop dit boek tweedehands
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Summary The cult of saints is one of the most fascinating religious developments of Late Antiquity and the early Middle Ages. Christians admired martyrs already in the second century, but for a long time they perceived them only as examples to follow and believed they could pray directly to God, whom they addressed as 'Our Father'. A new attitude toward saints, now considered above all as powerful friends of God and efficient intercessors, started to emerge in the third century. Once this process gained mo...
