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Michael W. Higgins.
Stalking the Holy: The Pursuit of Saint Making.
Published Toronto: Anansi, 2006.
ISBN 0887841813;
ISBN-13: 9780887841811.
Binding: hardback, perfect bound.
Size: 145x222x22mm.
Page count: x,275pp.
Main language: English.
Overall condition fair to good: this is an ex-display copy so shows some evidence of handling, in particular a bit of bumping on the top corners of the boards; in other respects unused.


This item £10.00
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(delivery outside the UK not currently available)

[Publisher’s price Can$32.95]
Weight without packaging: 505g.

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No medieval emphasis, (the case studies are Padre Pio, Mother Teresa, and Pope Pius XIII), though has relevance to the discussion of sainthood in general, referencing the continuing utility of popular legends such as those of Joan of Arc and Thomas Becket. The main focus of the book is on the mentality and process of creating saints, with particular reference to the pontificate of John Paul II.


See also | Hagiography |

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