Each essay clearly adds to the research in its own field, and
altogether make for a fascinating insight into the changing roles
of saints in society.
*JOURNAL OF RELIGIOUS HISTORY, LITERATURE AND CULTURE*
[T]he overall message from all the articles is how universal is the
impetus to rewrite sanctity, to reimagine the holy men and women of
the past as fitting one's contemporary vision of what a holy person
should be like, so that whatever is holy now can be conceived as
following in a grand old tradition.
*SPECULUM*
Reveal[s] the nature and impact of sainthood to be more complicated
and far-reaching that has ever been acknowledged.
*TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT*
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