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Sainthood: Its Manifestations in World Religions (Reprint Edition) by Richard Kieckhefer (Editor), George Doherty. Bond, George D. Bond (Editor), Richard Alan Kieckhefer Paperback, 275 Pages, Published 1990 ISBN-10: 0-520-07189-1 / 0520071891 ISBN-13: 978-0-520-07189-6 / 9780520071896 Every major religion exalts certain individuals who occupy a dual role. On the one hand they serve as exemplars of virtue to be imitated, and on the other hand they stand removed from other mortals, privileged and unique. Christianity knows them as saints, and in the study of religion the term has b |