Saints and Their Cults

Saints and Their Cults
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Publisher : CUP Archive
Total Pages : 458
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ISBN-10 : 0521311810
ISBN-13 : 9780521311816
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Book Synopsis Saints and Their Cults by : Stephen Wilson

Download or read book Saints and Their Cults written by Stephen Wilson and published by CUP Archive. This book was released on 1985 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a paperback edition of a collection of ten papers by different authors on the cult of saints, first published in hard covers in 1983. Six have been translated from French including a pioneering study by Robert Hertz, one of Durkheim's most eminent pupils. The editor provides a wide-ranging general and historical introduction, and a 100- page annotated bibliography covering material on the subject in all disciplines and in four main languages.


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