These essays discuss various related themes: the traits of holy men; creating saints out of a minority of holy men; and the role of hagiography in the diffusion of cults. Peter Brown's work, especially the article The Rise and Function of the Holy Man in Late Antiquity forms a point of reference.
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These essays discuss various related themes: the traits of holy men; creating saints out of a minority of holy men; and the role of hagiography in the diffusion of cults. Peter Brown's work, especially the article The Rise and Function of the Holy Man in Late Antiquity forms a point of reference.
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