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- Publication Name
- University of California Press
- Special Attributes
- EX-LIBRARY
- ISBN
- 9780520345164
- Book Title
- Cult of the Dead : a Brief History of Christianity
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Item Length
- 0.9 in
- Publication Year
- 2022
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.1 in
- Genre
- Religion, History
- Topic
- Christianity / History, Christianity / Denominations, Christianity / General, Europe / Medieval
- Item Weight
- 27.7 Oz
- Item Width
- 0.6 in
- Number of Pages
- 384 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of California Press
ISBN-10
0520345169
ISBN-13
9780520345164
eBay Product ID (ePID)
11057237338
Product Key Features
Book Title
Cult of the Dead : a Brief History of Christianity
Number of Pages
384 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Christianity / History, Christianity / Denominations, Christianity / General, Europe / Medieval
Publication Year
2022
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Religion, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.1 in
Item Weight
27.7 Oz
Item Length
0.9 in
Item Width
0.6 in
Additional Product Features
LCCN
2021-060187
Dewey Edition
23/eng/20220128
Reviews
Reading this book conveys the feeling of bouncing over bumps at high speed on a sunny day in an all-terrain sports utility vehicle. How can such lugubrious topics provide so much fun? The tale is animated by the telling. With sly wit, subtle humour, agile prose and empathetic imagination, Kyle Smith narrates the growth of one of Christianity's defining traditions., For a topic that encompasses millennia of fascinating history, Smith's digestible book offers a compelling and comprehensive introduction to the role of the lives and afterlives of Christianity's martyrs in Western society from late antiquity to the present day., The book is lavishly illustrated, including more than a dozen color plates, and the careful attention Smith pays to them, turns these illustrations into an integral part of the story he tells The result is an enjoyable and informative read that will hold the interest of novice and experts alike.
Dewey Decimal
235/.2
Table Of Content
List of Illustrations Preface Introduction 1. The First of the Dead 2. The Names of the Dead 3. The Remains of the Dead 4. The Feasts of the Dead 5. The Living Dead 6. The Miracles of the Dead 7. The War for the Dead 8. The Legends of the Dead Postscript Acknowledgments Notes for Further Reading Bibliography Index
Synopsis
A sweeping cultural history of how Christianity was born from its martyrs. Though it promises eternal life, Christianity was forged in death. Christianity is built upon the legacies of the apostles and martyrs who chose to die rather than renounce the name of their lord. In this innovative cultural history, Kyle Smith shows how a devotion to death has shaped Christianity for two thousand years. For centuries, Christians have cared for their saints, curating their deaths as examples of holiness. Martyrs' stories, lurid legends of torture, have been told and retold, translated and rewritten. Martyrs' bones are alive in the world, relics pulsing with wonder. Martyrs' shrines are still visited by pilgrims, many in search of a miracle. Martyrs have even shaped the Christian conception of time, with each day of the year celebrating the death of a saint. From Roman antiquity to the present, by way of medieval England and the Protestant Reformation, Cult of the Dead tells the fascinating story of how the world's most widespread religion is steeped in the memory of its martyrs.
LC Classification Number
BX2333.S65 2022
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