Saints and Their Cults

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Author	: Stephen Wilson
Publisher	: CUP Archive
Total Pages	: 458
Release	: 1985
ISBN-10	: 0521311810
ISBN-13	: 9780521311816
Rating	: 4/5 (10 Downloads)

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Book Synopsis Saints and Their Cults by : Stephen Wilson

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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