Afterlives of the saints : stories from the ends of faith

"Afterlives of the Saints is a woven gathering of groundbreaking essays that move through Renaissance anatomy and the Sistine Chapel, Borges' "Library of Babel, " the history of spontaneous human combustion, the dangers of masturbation, the pleasures of castration, "and so forth" - each essay focusing on the story of a particular (and particularly strange) saint"-- Provided by publisher A Collection Of Essays That Recounts The Strangest Stories Of The Christian Saints, Including Those Who Committed Murder, Gouged Out Their Own Eyes, Spontaneously Combusted And Discussed The Dangers Of Masturbation And The Pleasures Of Castration.