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020			_a9780520345164 _q(hardback)
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050	0	0	_aBX2333 _b.S65 2022
082	0	0	_a235/.2 _223/eng/20220128
100	1		_aSmith, Kyle, _d1977-
245	1	0	_aCult of the dead : _ba brief history of Christianity / _cKyle Smith.
263			_a2210
264		1	_aOakland, California : _bUniversity of California Press, _c[2022]
264		4	_c�2022
300			_avolumes cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aThe first of the dead -- The names of the dead -- The remains of the dead -- The feasts of the dead -- The living dead -- The miracles of the dead -- The war for the dead -- The legends of the dead.
520			_a"The Cult of the Dead tells a strangely neglected yet all too obvious story: the history of Christianity is the history of a martyr cult. Of all the world's religions, it is Christianity that is most obsessed with violence, martyrdom, and the remains of the dead. From the time of the apostles to today, this mania for martyrs has profoundly affected all forms of Christian devotion and cultural expression, from its liturgy and literature to its art and architecture. In this fascinating and compelling new account of the past two thousand years of Christianity, Kyle Smith offers a new history of an old religion, ranging widely over ancient relics, the Reformation, medieval pilgrims, persecuted evangelicals, and many more besides. Through ten, character-driven chapters, Cult of the Dead takes readers on the grand tour of Christianity's rich cultural heritage, developed around and was sustained by the memory of its sainted martyrs. This book tells the story of how Christianity became-and remains-a cult of the dead"-- _cProvided by publisher.
650		0	_aChristian martyrs _xCult _xHistory.
650		0	_aChristian saints _xCult _xHistory.
650		0	_aChurch history _yPrimitive and early church, ca. 30-600.
650		0	_aDeath _xReligious aspects _xHistory.
776	0	8	_iOnline version: _aSmith, Kyle, 1977- _tCult of the dead _dOakland : University of California Press, 2022 _z9780520975712 _w(DLC) 2021060188
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