Why Can the Dead Do Such Great Things?: Saints and Worshippers from the Martyrs to the Reformation
In this historical study, Robert Bartlett explores why Christians believed the dead could perform remarkable deeds. Focusing on saints and their worshippers, the book follows changing forms of devotion from the age of the martyrs through the Reformation, offering a broad account of religious belief and practice.
About This Book
Robert Bartlett examines beliefs about the extraordinary powers attributed to the dead within Christian history.
The book focuses on saints and the worshippers who honored them, beginning with the age of the martyrs.
It traces changing understandings of saintly power and devotion across the centuries leading to the Reformation.
This is a historical study of religious belief, practice, and the relationship between the living and the dead.
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