{"product_id":"the-making-of-a-saint-the-life-times-and-sanctification-of-neophytos-the-recluse-hardback-9780521390354","title":"The Making of a Saint; The Life, Times and Sanctification of Neophytos the Recluse (Hardback) 9780521390354","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Making of a Saint\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Life, Times and Sanctification of Neophytos the Recluse\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA study of how a Byzantine holy man became a saint.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eCatia Galatariotou (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521390354, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 10 October 1991\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e328 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.2 cm, 0.65 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eEvery case of sanctification is unique - as unique as the holy man or woman at its centre. Yet at the same time the problem posed is a general one: how does an individual become a Saint? In this bold and pioneering study the author answers the question by providing a detailed analysis of the case of the late twelfth- and early thirteenth-century Byzantine holy man, the Cypriot Saint Neophytos the Recluse.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of plates\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e List of abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: aims and methods\u003cbr\u003e Part I. The Life and Times of Neophytos the Recluse: 1. The life of Neophytos\u003cbr\u003e 2. The literary and wider cultural context of Neophytos' writings\u003cbr\u003e 3. Cyprus in the eleventh, twelfth and early thirteenth centuries\u003cbr\u003e Part II. The Process of Self-Sanctification: 4. Neophytos' conception of sanctity\u003cbr\u003e 5. The self-proclaimed holy man\u003cbr\u003e Part III. The Social Context of Sanctity: 6. Education\u003cbr\u003e 7. Neophytos' public\u003cbr\u003e 8. Social commentary\u003cbr\u003e 9. Secular politics\u003cbr\u003e 10. Ecclesiastical politics\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Saint Neophytos the Recluse: 11. Sanctification\u003cbr\u003e Appendix\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Early history: c 500 to c 1450\/1500 [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Early history: c 500 to c 1450\/1500\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Early%20history:%20c%20500%20to%20c%201450\/1500%20%5BHBLC%5D%22\"\u003eHBLC\u003c\/a\u003e], European history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on European history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22European%20history%20%5BHBJD%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45913167003928,"sku":"9780521390354","price":91.88,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521390354i_49d0a8b3-7961-49e2-95a7-2dcec2e2e97f.jpg?v=1691376251","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-making-of-a-saint-the-life-times-and-sanctification-of-neophytos-the-recluse-hardback-9780521390354","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}