Stalking the Holy : The Pursuit of Saint-Making

Higgins, Michael W.

ISBN 10: 0887841813 / ISBN 13: 9780887841811

Published by House of Anansi Press, Toronto, ON, Canada, 2006

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Stalking the Holy : The Pursuit of Saint-Making
• Publisher: House of Anansi Press, Toronto, ON, Canada
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0887841813
• ISBN 13: 9780887841811
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Book Type: Book

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Synopsis

<div><i>Stalking the Holy</i> is an intimate work of discovery that combines wide-ranging research with Michael Higgins's personal fascination with sainthood. In an attempt to understand people's love of saints, Higgins entwines loose threads from anthropology, politics, theology, and psychology, knitting a narrative that includes case-studies of several prominent saints, including Mather Teresa, Pope Pius XII, and Padre Pio. The result is an extensive examination of sainthood, one that brings new depth to the concept of a saint and brings surprising answers to one man's search for the holy.</div>

About the Author

Michael W. Higgins is a professor of English and Religious Studies at the University in Waterloo, Ontario.