Why Can the Dead Do Such Great Things? : Saints and Worshippers from the Martyrs to the Reformation. By Robert Bartlett. PRINCETON & LONDON : 2013. HARDBACK in JACKET.

Princeton & London: Princeton University Press, 2013. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Large Octavo. Illustrated. FIRST EDITION. PRINCETON & LONDON : 2013. Hardback. Illustrated; 8pp colour plates; integral illustrations; 10 tables. 3 maps. Black cloth; gilt lettered spine. In gold and colour pictorial dust-jacket. Silver-grey end-papers. No owner name or internal markings. Tight, bright and clean. FINE in like jacket; now in a clear protective sleeve. (xviii), 787 pages. Includes bibliographical references. Index. CONTENTS: Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- PART I: Developments -- Chapter 1. Origins (100-500) -- Chapter 2. The Early Middle Ages (500-1000) -- Chapter 3. The High and Later Middle Ages (1000-1500) -- Chapter 4. The Protestant Reformation -- PART II: Dynamics -- Chapter 5. The Nature of Cult -- Chapter 6. Saints' Days -- Chapter 7. Types of Saint -- Chapter 8. Relics and Shrines -- Chapter 9. Miracles -- Chapter 10. Pilgrimage -- Chapter 11. Dedications and Naming -- Chapter 12. Images of the Saints -- Chapter 13. The Literature of Sanctity -- Chapter 14. Doubt and Dissent -- Chapter 15. Reflections -- Glossary -- Bibliography of Works Cited - Index. Lg. 8vo. **Heavy; extra postage needed outside the UK. Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, Cumberland, GKC, Inklings, Keswick, Literature, MacDonald, Rarities, Theology and History. ].