Author: Kieckhefer, Richard ; & Bond, George Doherty ; editors:
Title: Sainthood: Its Manifestations in World Religions
Description: Berkeley [CA], Univ. of California Press, (1988). orig.wrappers. 23x15cm, xii,263 pp, PAPERBACK.. Minor rubbing. VG. ¶ Contents : Imitators of Christ : sainthood in the Christian tradition / Richard Kieckhefer -- Sainthood on the periphery : the case of Judaism / Robert L. Cohn -- Prophet and wali : sainthood in Islam / Frederick M. Denny -- Indian developments : sainthood in Hinduism / Charles S.J. White -- The arahant : sainthood in Theravada / George D. Bond -- Sanctification on the Bodhisattva path / Donald S. Lopez, Jr. -- The sage as saint : the Confucian tradition /Rodney L. Taylor.

Keywords: Comparative Religion, Saints, Sainthood, History, , , , ,