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The Beginnings of the Cult of Relics by Robert Wi niewski examines the transformative shift in Christian attitudes toward martyrs' remains during the mid-fourth century. Early Christians maintained respectful distance from the bones of the dead, but this perspective gradually changed as believers developed faith in the power of relics-first as protection against demons, then as sources of healing for physical ailments and spiritual protection against enemies. Wi niewski investigates how Christians came to believe in and seek the hidden knowledge contained within sacred relics, tracing the theological and cultural evolution that established one of Christianity's most significant devotional practices. This scholarly work from Oxford University Press explores a crucial turning point in Christian history when veneration of martyrs' physical remains became central to religious experience and belief.

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The Beginnings of the Cult of Relics traces the transformation of Christian attitudes toward martyrs' remains from the early church through the mid-fourth century.

Robert Wi niewski examines how Christians developed belief in relic power, beginning with protection from demons and expanding to healing and spiritual defence.

This Oxford University Press publication investigates the theological foundations behind the Christian practice of venerating and seeking relics for spiritual benefit.

The book explores how the faithful sought hidden knowledge through relics, establishing religious practices that shaped medieval Christianity.

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Release Date
19 December 2018
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01 June 2018

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