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Saintly Virtues

Saintly Virtues is a theoretical construct within the academic study of hagiography that denotes the distinctive moral and spiritual excellences attributed to saints, differentiating them from ordinary ethical virtues through their association with divine grace, supernatural efficacy, and exemplary holiness in the formation of communal religious identity.

119

Publications

5.4K

Citations

146

Authors

46

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

3

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Publications

119

Saints and Society: The Two Worlds of Western Christendom, 1000-1700

Robert E. Lerner, Donald Weinstein, Rudolph M. Bell · The American Historical Review · 1983 · 247 citations

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Unquiet Souls: Fourteenth-Century Saints and Their Religious Milieu

Clarissa W. Atkinson, Richard Kieckhefer · The American Historical Review · 1985 · 222 citations

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Basic Writings of Saint Thomas Aquinas.

J.R. Cresswell, Anton C. Pegis · The Philosophical Review · 1946 · 211 citations

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The Saint as Exemplar in Late Antiquity

Peter Brown · Representations · 1983 · 207 citations

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Saint Anselm and his Biographer

J D Bastable · Philosophical Studies · 1964 · 188 citations

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Authors

146

  1. HM
    Harriet Murav

    The Association of Comparative Study of World Literature, South Korea

    2 publications · 48 citations

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  2. RE
    Robert E. Lerner

    Northwestern University, United States

    2 publications · 282 citations

    2

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  3. AK
    Aviad Kleinberg

    Tel Aviv University, Israel

    2 publications · 117 citations

    2

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  4. RK
    Richard Kieckhefer

    Institute of Religious Studies, Brazil

    2 publications · 265 citations

    2

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  5. AS
    Alexander Schaefer

    Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Germany

    2 publications · 26 citations

    2

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Institutions

46

  1. Institute of Religious Studies

    Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    279 citations

  2. Monash University

    Melbourne, Australia

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    84 citations

  3. Roosevelt University

    Chicago, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    54 citations

  4. The University of Western Australia

    Perth, Australia

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    74 citations

  5. University of Chicago

    Chicago, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    20 citations

  6. University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    10 citations

  7. California University of Pennsylvania

    California, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    10 citations

  8. University of Cincinnati

    Cincinnati, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    39 citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 10 publications · 513 citations

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  2. The American Historical Review

    AHR · 6 publications · 665 citations

    6

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  3. Franciscan studies

    3 publications · 60 citations

    3

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  4. New Scholasticism

    3 publications · 170 citations

    3

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  5. The Journal of Ecclesiastical History

    2 publications · 108 citations

    2

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