Debating the Saints' Cults in the Age of Gregory the Great
Author | : Matthew Dal Santo |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 412 |
Release | : 2012-07-05 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780199646791 |
ISBN-13 | : 0199646791 |
Rating | : 4/5 (91 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Debating the Saints' Cults in the Age of Gregory the Great by : Matthew Dal Santo
Download or read book Debating the Saints' Cults in the Age of Gregory the Great written by Matthew Dal Santo and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2012-07-05 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Debating the Saints' Cults in the Age of Gregory the Great, Dal Santo argues that Pope Gregory the Great's Dialogues, which debated the nature and plausibility of the saints' miracles and the propriety of the saints' cult, should be considered from the perspective of a wide-ranging debate which took place in early Byzantine society.