Saints: A Very Short Introduction

In this Very Short Introduction Simon Yarrow explores sainthood, sanctity, and the lives of saints themselves. Explaining their social, cultural, and political roles through history, he considers them as forms of literary and artistic expression, and concludes by looking at their relevance in the modern world.

• | By (Author): Simon (Senior Lecturer In History, University Of Birmingham) Yarrow
• | Publisher: Oxford University Press
• | Publication Date: Sep 27, 2018
• | Country of Publication: United Kingdom
• | Number of Pages: 168 pages
• | Language: Unknown
• | Binding: Softback
• | ISBN-10: 0199676518
• | ISBN-13: 9780199676514