The Cult of the Saints
Its Rise and Function in Latin Christianity, Enlarged Edition
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Table of Contents

Contents
Foreword
Preface to the 2014 Edition
Preface to the Original Edition
1 The Holy and the Grave
2 “A Fine and Private Place”
3 The Invisible Companion
4 The Very Special Dead
5 Praesentia
6 Potentia
Notes
Index
Preface to the 2014 Edition
Preface to the Original Edition
1 The Holy and the Grave
2 “A Fine and Private Place”
3 The Invisible Companion
4 The Very Special Dead
5 Praesentia
6 Potentia
Notes
Index
Review Quotes
Praise for the previous edition | Library Journal
“Brilliantly original and highly sophisticated.”
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