Reforming saints : saint's lives and their authors in Germany, 1470-1530

Reforming saints : saint's lives and their authors in Germany, 1470-1530 / David J. Collins.

'Reforming Saints' is an investigation of how and why early German humanists were attracted to composing saints' lives in the half century preceding the Reformation. The book focuses on 36 Latin lives written between 1470 and 1520.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Collins, D. J. (David John)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
Series:	Oxford studies in historical theology.
Subjects:	Christian saints > Germany. Authors. Authorship. Humanism > Germany. Renaissance > Germany. authors. authorship. RELIGION > Christian Theology > Angelology & Demonology. Authors Authorship Christian saints Humanism Renaissance Hagiografie Latein Biografie Heiliger Helgon > Tyskland > 1400-talet > 1500-talet. Germany Deutschland Latein.
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Summary:	'Reforming Saints' is an investigation of how and why early German humanists were attracted to composing saints' lives in the half century preceding the Reformation. The book focuses on 36 Latin lives written between 1470 and 1520.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xiv, 227 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-206) and index.
ISBN:	9780198044079 0198044070 9780195329537 0195329538 9781435630604 1435630602 9780199870134 0199870136
Access:	Access restricted to authorized users and institutions.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:	Print version record.