The Making of Saints in Late Antique North Africa. Edited by Sabine Panzram and Nathalie Klinck. Beiträge zur Hagiographie 28. Stuttgart: Franz Steiner Verlag, 2024. 347 pp. €62.00 paperback.

Key Points

• The aim is to examine the cultural and religious contexts surrounding the making of saints in late antique North Africa.
• Edited volume compiling various contributions from experts in the field.
• Literary analysis of texts related to saint-making.
• Historical contextualization of hagiographical narratives.
• Identifies key societal factors that contributed to hagiographical narratives.
• Demonstrates variations in saint-making processes across different regions of North Africa.