Description: This book examines the return of Christian miracles to the public psyche after centuries of absence. By tracing late antique perceptions of their transformative experience, the work investigates how imaginative representations of miracles induced similar experiences in contemporary audiences and reflects upon modern manifestations of
Review Quotes: "The book is deeply learned [and] sympathetic to religious experience... It is long and dense, but this should not deter anyone from dipping into its detailed chapters." -- Lisa M. Bitel, The Medieval Review