The Ransom of the Soul: Afterlife and Wealth in Early Western Christianity, Paperback - Peter Brown

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In this groundbreaking work, Peter Brown explores how the worship of saints and their corporeal remains became central to religious life in Western...

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Publisher: Ransom PublishingAuthor(s): Lancett PeterNumber of pages: 36Collection: Dark ManPublication date: 2019Dimensions: 130 x 197 x 5Cover typ...

Reveals evidence of visionary plants in Christianity and the life of Jesus found in medieval art and biblical scripture--hidden in plain sight for ...

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