Chapter 1. Origins (100–500)

Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. List of Illustrations xv
4. Preface xvii
5. PART I. Developments
6. Chapter 1. Origins (100–500) 1
7. Chapter 2. The Early Middle Ages (500–1000) 27
8. Chapter 3. The High and Later Middle Ages (1000–1500) 57
9. Chapter 4. The Protestant Reformation 85
10. PART II. Dynamics
11. Chapter 5. The Nature of Cult 95
12. Chapter 6. Saints’ Days 113
13. Chapter 7. Types of Saint 137
14. Chapter 8. Relics and Shrines 239
15. Chapter 9. Miracles 333
16. Chapter 10. Pilgrimage 410
17. Chapter 11. Dedications and Naming 444
18. Chapter 12. Images of the Saints 471
19. Chapter 13. The Literature of Sanctity 504
20. Chapter 14. Doubt and Dissent 587
21. Chapter 15. Reflections 609
22. Glossary 639
23. Bibliography of Works Cited 641
24. Index 735