TY - BOOK ID - 61541769 TI - Saints and sanctity in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam : striving for remembrance AU - Coello de la Rosa, Alexandre AU - Jones, Linda Gale PY - 2020 SN - 9781138307803 1138307807 9781315142562 1315142562 9781351391290 1351391291 9781351391283 1351391283 9781351391306 1351391305 PB - Abingdon, Oxon Routledge DB - UniCat KW - Christianity. KW - HISTORY KW - Holiness. KW - Holy, The. KW - Islam. KW - Judaism. KW - RELIGION KW - Religious life. KW - Saints. KW - Social History. KW - Christianity KW - History. KW - Religious life KW - Holy, The KW - Holiness KW - Saints KW - Islam KW - Judaism KW - 291.213 KW - Persons KW - Perfection KW - Righteousness KW - Sanctification KW - Numinous, The KW - Sacred, The KW - God KW - Religion KW - Jews KW - Religions KW - Semites KW - Mohammedanism KW - Muhammadanism KW - Muslimism KW - Mussulmanism KW - Muslims KW - Church history KW - 291.213 Verering van mensen: halfgoden; helden; heiligen; heersers (apotheose) KW - Verering van mensen: halfgoden; helden; heiligen; heersers (apotheose) KW - Religious aspects KW - Christian religion KW - Jewish religion UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:61541769 AB - "A common objective of saint veneration in all three Abrahamic religions is the recovery and perpetuation of the collective memory of the saint. Christianity, Judaism, and Islam all yield intriguing similarities and differences in their respective conceptions of sanctity. This edited collection explores the various literary and cultural productions associated with the cult of saints and pious figures, as well as the socio-historical contexts in which sainthood operates, in order to better understand the role of saints in monotheistic religions. Using comparative religious and anthropological approaches, an international panel of contributors guides the reader through three main concerns. They describe and illuminate the ways in which sanctity is often configured. In addition, the diverse cultural manifestations of the cult of the saints are examined and analysed. Finally, the various religious, social, and political functions that saints came to play in numerous societies are compared and contrasted. This ambitious study covers sanctity from the Middle Ages until the contemporary period, and has a geographical scope that includes Europe, Central Asia, North Africa, the Americas, and the Asian Pacific. As such, it will be of use to scholars of the history of religions, religious pluralism, and interreligious dialogue, as well as students of sainthood and hagiography"-- ER -