Beginnings of the cult of relics, the
Auteur :
Wiśniewski, Robert
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press
ISBN :
9780199675562
Date de publication :
19 déc. 2018
Dimensions :
24,1 x 16,3 x 2,3 cm
Poids :
564 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This innovative study shows how Christian attitudes to martyrs swiftly and dramatically changed in the mid-fourth century. It examines when and why Christians began to believe in the healing, protective, and divinatory power of the bones of the martyrs, and to look for physical contact with them.