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Saints and Sinners: A History of the Popes (Yale Nota Bene)
by: E Duffy

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Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 282.0922
EAN: 9780300115970
ISBN: 0300115970
Label: Yale University Press
Manufacturer: Yale University Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 496
Publication Date: June 23, 2006
Publisher: Yale University Press
Studio: Yale University Press
Sales Rank: 82474

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Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

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- Keep your distance!
Firstly, I'd just like to point out that I'm a huge fan of Duffy's work : "The Stripping of the Altars" is a masterpiece and "The Voices of Morebath" deserves to be in any book collection worthy of the name.

"Saints & Sinners" is nowhere near the same standard, unfortunately. I looked forward to reading this perhaps more than any other history book I've bought in years and I'm afraid it's a bit of a disappointment. Yes, it's well researched and yes it's readable and, for those reasons at least, enjoyable in it's own way. The major problem, to my mind anyway, is one of objectivity when it comes to the subject matter - in that there's precious little to go round.

"Saints & Sinners" is a blatant revisionist history ... Read More:

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- Brilliant
A fabulous short history of the papacy, written by a great writer. Duffy manages to explain, in simple language accessible to all, how Rome's Bishops managed to position themselves as leaders of Western Christianity, and why they split from the Eastern Orthodox Church. Anyone interested in European history must take account of the popes and their influence, and I know of no other book that explains it as well.

Rating:

- Excellent resource
With "Saints and Sinners", Duffy provides a beautiful, well-written, anecdote-rich account of the papacy. I originally approached this book when I needed some information on Pius IX, but the quality of the section covering his pontificate meant I just couldn't resist reading the rest of the book. The text is lively, witty and engaging; the pictures accompanying it well-selected and wonderful to look at. For anyone interested in learning more about one of the oldest institutions on earth, this book is highly recommended.

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