Saints and virtues

Contributor(s):

Hawley, John Stratton

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Comparative studies in religion and society ; 2Publication details: California University of California Press 1987Description: xxiv, 256 p. 25 cmISBN:

9780520061637

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DDC classification:

291.6 23 SA-

Contents:

The saint as exemplar in late antiquity / Peter Brown -- A theater of virtue : the exemplary world of St. Francis of Assisi / Hester Goodenough Gelber -- Prophet and saint : the two exemplars of Islam / William M. Brinner -- Morality beyond morality in the lives of three Hindu saints / John Stratton Hawley -- the Confucian sage / Tu Wei-ming -- Sainthood on the periphery : the case of Judaism / Robert L. Cohn -- The Buddhist arahant / Stanley J. Tambiah -- Saints and virtue in African Islam / Lamin Sanneh -- Alourdes : a case study of moral leadership in Hatian Vodou / Karen McCarthy Brown -- Sathya Sai Baba's saintly play / Lawrence A. Babb -- Saint Gandhi / Mark Juergensmeyer -- Conclusion : after sainthood? / John A. Coleman.

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Item type	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Materials specified	Status	Date due	Barcode
Print	OPJGU Sonepat- Campus	General Books	Main Library	291.6 SA- (Browse shelf(Opens below))		Available		142854

Includes index.

Bibliography: p. 227-237.

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