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Sainthood In The Later Middle Ages
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Author : Andri Vauchez
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2005-02-17
Sainthood In The Later Middle Ages written by Andri Vauchez and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-02-17 with History categories.
This is a standard work of reference for the study of the religious history of western Christianity in the later middle ages which, since its original publication in French in 1981, has come to be regarded as one of the great contributions to medieval studies of recent times. Hagiographical texts and reports of the processes of canonisation - a mode of investigation into saints' lives and their miracles implemented by the popes from the end of the twelfth century - are here used for the first time as major source materials. The book illuminates the main features of the medieval religious mind, and highlights the popes' attempts to gain firmer control over the wide variety of expressions of faith towards the saints in order to promote a higher pattern of devotion and moral behaviour among Christians.
Sainthood
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Author : Richard Kieckhefer
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 1990-08-09
Sainthood written by Richard Kieckhefer and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990-08-09 with Religion categories.
Annotation. Every major religion exalts certain individuals who occupy a dual role. On the one hand they serve as exemplars of virtue to be imitated, and on the other hand they stand removed from other mortals, privileged and unique. Christianity knows them as saints, and in the study of religion the term has been taken over and applied to similar figures in other traditions. The essays in this volume analyze the role of the saint in Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Confucianism, providing both a comparative and an interpretive view of sainthood. The notion of sainthood is problematic in two ways. First, can the category be usefully applied to individuals in religious traditions other than Christianity? How has it manifested itself, and what differences are there in the various manifestations of sainthood? Second, where individuals are considered to have risen above the norms in these different traditions, how is it possible to resolve the tension between the saint's imitability and his or her otherness, between imitating and venerating the saint? The authors consider these questions in relation to a wide range of individuals in all the major traditions.
Making Saints
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Author : Kenneth L. Woodward
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2016-04-26
Making Saints written by Kenneth L. Woodward and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-26 with Religion categories.
From inside the Vatican, the book that became a modern classic on sainthood in the Catholic Church. Working from church documents, Kenneth Woodward shows how saint-makers decide who is worthy of the church's highest honor. He describes the investigations into lives of candidates, explains how claims for miracles are approved or rejected, and reveals the role politics -- papal and secular -- plays in the ultimate decision. From his examination of such controversial candidates as Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador and Edith Stein, a Jewish philosopher who became a nun and was gassed at Auschwitz, to his insights into the changes Pope John Paul II has instituted, Woodward opens the door on a 2,000-year-old tradition.
Pocket Guide To Sainthood
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Author : Jason Boyett
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2009-08-03
Pocket Guide To Sainthood written by Jason Boyett and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-08-03 with Religion categories.
"Boyett's witty, weird, and sometimes even wise Pocket Guides are proof that the best things do come in small packages." —DANIEL RADOSH, AUTHOR, RAPTURE READY! We name our cities, hospitals, and churches after them. We flock to shrines bearing their remains. We ask for their help when we lose our keys. Who are these saints, what made them so holy, and what in the world are those birds doing on St. Francis's shoulder? Jason Boyett's Pocket Guide to Sainthood takes an intriguing and unflinching look at the fascinating—and fascinatingly weird—lives of the saints. Whether you are a Catholic desperately needing a patron, or a Protestant trying to identify your cabbie's bobblehead, this may be as close as you ever come to true holiness. Make the most of it by learning How St. Denis delivered his best sermon while holding his own decapitated head Why both hair shirts and nakedness are mainstays of saintly fashion Which saints are the patrons of bowel disorders, serial killers, and other useful categories What is involved in the canonization process, should you get so lucky…or martyred With Pocket Guide to Sainthood, virtue just got a whole lot more entertaining. THE POCKET GUIDE SERIES explains complex religious subjects with a lethal dose of educational hilarity, guided by the author's insatiable curiosity, humor, and gentle irreverence. The Pocket Guide series includes Pocket Guide to the Bible, Pocket Guide to the Afterlife, and this book. Discover more at www.pocketguidesite.com.
Sainthood And Race
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Author : Molly H. Bassett
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2014-09-04
Sainthood And Race written by Molly H. Bassett and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-09-04 with Religion categories.
In popular imagination, saints exhibit the best characteristics of humanity, universally recognizable but condensed and embodied in an individual. Recent scholarship has asked an array of questions concerning the historical and social contexts of sainthood, and opened new approaches to its study. What happens when the category of sainthood is interrogated and inflected by the problematic category of race? Sainthood and Race: Marked Flesh, Holy Flesh explores this complicated relationship by examining two distinct characteristics of the saint’s body: the historicized, marked flesh and the universal, holy flesh. The essays in this volume comment on this tension between particularity and universality by combining both theoretical and ethnographic studies of saints and race across a wide range of subjects within the humanities. Additionally, the book’s group of emerging and established religion scholars enhances this discussion of sainthood and race by integrating topics such as gender, community, and colonialism across a variety of historical, geographical, and religious contexts. This volume raises provocative questions for scholars and students interested in the intersection of religion and race today.
The Economics Of Sainthood
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Author : Kendall Blanchard
language : en
Publisher: Associated University Presse
Release Date : 1977
The Economics Of Sainthood written by Kendall Blanchard and has been published by Associated University Presse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1977 with History categories.
Certain Sainthood
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Author : Donald S. Prudlo
language : en
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Release Date : 2016-03-21
Certain Sainthood written by Donald S. Prudlo and has been published by Cornell University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-03-21 with History categories.
The doctrine of papal infallibility is a central tenet of Roman Catholicism, and yet it is frequently misunderstood by Catholics and non-Catholics alike. Much of the present-day theological discussion points to the definition of papal infallibility made at Vatican I in 1870, but the origins of the debate are much older than that. In Certain Sainthood, Donald S. Prudlo traces this history back to the Middle Ages, to a time when Rome was struggling to extend the limits of papal authority over Western Christendom. Indeed, as he shows, the very notion of papal infallibility grew out of debates over the pope's authority to canonize saints.Prudlo's story begins in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries when Rome was increasingly focused on the fight against heresy. Toward this end the papacy enlisted the support of the young mendicant orders, specifically the Dominicans and Franciscans. As Prudlo shows, a key theme in the papacy's battle with heresy was control of canonization: heretical groups not only objected to the canonizing of specific saints, they challenged the concept of sainthood in general. In so doing they attacked the roots of papal authority. Eventually, with mendicant support, the very act of challenging a papally created saint was deemed heresy.Certain Sainthood draws on the insights of a new generation of scholarship that integrates both lived religion and intellectual history into the study of theology and canon law. The result is a work that will fascinate scholars and students of church history as well as a wider public interested in the evolution of one of the world’s most important religious institutions.
Exemplary Life
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Author : Andreas Bandak
language : en
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Release Date : 2022-06-29
Exemplary Life written by Andreas Bandak and has been published by University of Toronto Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-06-29 with Social Science categories.
Based on over five years of ethnographic fieldwork in Syria, Exemplary Life focuses on the life of a Damascus woman, Myrna Nazzour, who serves as an aspirational figure in her community. Myrna is regarded by her followers as an exemplary figure, a living saint, and the messages, apparitions, stigmata, and oil that have marked Myrna since 1982 have corroborated her status as chosen by God. Exemplary Life probes the power of examples, the modelling of sainthood around Myrna’s figure, and the broader context for Syrian Christians in the changing landscape of the Middle East. The book highlights the social use of examples such as the ones inhabited by Myrna’s devout followers and how they reveal the broader structures of illustration, evidence, and persuasion in social and cultural settings. Andreas Bandak argues that the role of the example should incite us to investigate which trains of thought set local worlds in motion. In doing so, Exemplary Life presents a novel frame for examining how religion comes to matter to people and adds a critical dimension to current anthropological engagements with ethics and morality.
Prophets In Their Own Country
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Author : Aviad M. Kleinberg
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 1997-06
Prophets In Their Own Country written by Aviad M. Kleinberg and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997-06 with History categories.
In this original study of the making of saintly reputations, Aviad M. Kleinberg shows how sainthood, though frequently seen as a personal trait, is actually the product of negotiations between particular individuals and their communities. Employing the methods of history, anthropology, and textual criticism, Kleinberg examines the mechanics of sainthood in daily interactions between putative saints and their audiences. This book will interest historians, anthropologists, sociologists, medievalists, and those interested in the study of religion. "[A] fascinating and sometimes iconoclastic view of saints in the medieval period." —Sandra R. O'Neal, Theological Studies "[An] important new book. . . . [And] an excellent piece of scholarship." —Diane L. Mockridge, Method & Theory in the Study of Religion "[Kleinberg's] style is clear and accessible and his observations insightful; the book is a pleasure to read." —Veronica Lawrence, Theological Book Review "Original and interesting. . . . [Kleinberg] has made a major contribution." —Anne L. Clark, American Historical Review "Kleinberg's concern is not just with perceptions of sanctity, but, refreshingly, with what actually happened: and he is especially good on the conflict of the two. . . . [This] is not just a book but a way of thought, and one that promises interesting conversations at all levels from the church porch to the tutorial and the academic conference." —Helen Cooper, Times Literary Supplement
Taking On Sainthood
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Author : Robert Kruse
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021-08-27
Taking On Sainthood written by Robert Kruse and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-08-27 with categories.
Taking on Sainthood was written for the purpose of discipleship. Teaching the church the power of God's word that separates soul from spirit, joint (the mechanics of life) from marrow (the essence of life) and judges the thoughts and intentions of the heart. The simplicity of the gospel will always rule over the intricacies of life and walking in the Spirit of God allows us to keep an eternal perspective in a temporal world, making spiritual sense out of temporal circumstances.Taking on Sainthood reminds the believer that they have the power to become and that who we were in the world is no longer who we are in Christ. Trials become testimonies when we lose our history in His story and embrace the position of saint, acknowledging sin but no longer being labeled by it and practicing righteousness as taught in scripture. When we allow God's word to define who we are everything changes. Our thoughts flow through the mind of Christ, our words echo the principles of God's word and our actions reflect our love for Jesus. God's word commands the church to seek after holiness and not be afraid of its calling to be like Jesus in a lost world. Too often we are distracted by our feelings and not fortified in faith, knowing that our pursuit of excellence is a worthy and achievable call in the life of a believer. 2 Peter 1:3 tells us, "seeing that His divine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness, through the true knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence."