TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bartlett,Robert
TI  - Why can the dead do such great things?: saints and worshippers from the martyrs to the Reformation 
SN  - 9780691159133
AV  - BR 162.3 .B37 2013
PY  - 2013///]
CY  - Princeton, NJ
PB  - Princeton University Press
KW  - Church history
KW  - Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600
KW  - Middle Ages, 600-1500
KW  - Christian saints
KW  - History
KW  - Christian martyrs
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 641-733) and index; Part I. Developments. Origins (100-500) -- The early Middle Ages (500-1000) -- The high and later Middle Ages (1000-1500) -- The Protestant Reformation -- part II. Dynamics. The nature of cult -- Saints' days -- Types of saint -- Relics and shrines -- Miracles -- Pilgrimage -- Dedications and naming -- Images of the saints -- The literature of sanctity -- Doubt and dissent -- Reflections
ER  -