Saints and Their Communities

Saints and Their Communities
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 260
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ISBN-10 : 9780199283637
ISBN-13 : 019928363X
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Download or read book Saints and Their Communities written by Simon Yarrow and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2006-02-23 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author argues that miracle narratives were the product of and helped to foster lay notions of Christian practice and identity centred on the spiritual patronage of certain enshrined saints."--BOOK JACKET.


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