Saints: a very short introduction
Auteur :
Yarrow, Simon
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press
ISBN :
9780199676514
Date de publication :
27 sept. 2018
Dimensions :
17,5 x 11,2 x 1,0 cm
Poids :
132 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
In this Very Short Introduction Simon Yarrow explores sainthood, sanctity, and the lives of saints themselves. Explaining their social, cultural, and political roles through history, he considers them as forms of literary and artistic expression, and concludes by looking at their relevance in the modern world.