medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
John,
I'm surprised that no one has yet mentioned Peter Brown's "The Cult of
the Saints: Its Rise and Function in Latin Christianity"
(http://www.press.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/hfs.cgi/00/284.ctl). I'm away
from my library, so I can't check to see whether Brown addresses the
question of when the practice arose (his argument centers on its status
in late antiquity, not on its origins), but he certainly demonstrates
that it is widespread by the late 4th century.
Phil Feller
John B. Wickstrom wrote:
>medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
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>Dear Listmembers, one of my students again today came up with an interesting
>question that I pass on to you from the depths of my own ignorance: at what
>point does the intercession of saints begin? That is, at what point are the
>Christian dead no longer simply venerated as models of Christian life and
>death but begin to have prayers addressed to them, asking for favors and
>miracles, and the like?
>JBW
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>John Wickstrom
>Department of History
>Kalamazoo College
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