Containing stories from folk and religious traditions, this is a study of saints from ancient times to the modern-day icons. It explores saints and graces from many religions, from the Christian saint to Islam and the supersaint , from the Hindu concept of sainthood to the Buddhist tradition, and from the Confucian saint to the question for Jewish faith of whether saints exist at all. The book also chronicles some examples of saintly intervention throughout the religious spectrum, and the traditions and history of pilgrimages and pilgrimage sites. There is also a study of miracles in different religions - in Christianity a saint has the power to perform miracles, but in the Buddhist tradition an ordinary individual cannot begin the path to sainthood without first giving proof of miracles. Manuella Dunn-Mascetti is the author of The Song of Eve and Vampire - the Complete Guide to the World of the Undead .
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
ISBN-13
9781852839963
eBay Product ID (ePID)
90068489
Product Key Features
Book Title
Saints: the Chosen Few
Author
Manuela Dunn-Mascetti
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Theology, Religious History, Christianity
Publication Year
1994
Number of Pages
256 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
235mm
Item Width
190mm
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Manuela Dunn-Mascetti
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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