Furta Sacra : Thefts of Relics in the Central Middle Ages. (Revised Edition).

Furta Sacra : Thefts of Relics in the Central Middle Ages. (Revised Edition).

To obtain sacred relics, medieval monks plundered tombs, avaricious merchants raided churches, and relic-mongers scoured the Roman catacombs. In a revised edition of Furta Sacra, Patrick Geary considers the social and cultural context for these acts, asking how the relics were perceived and why the...

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Main Author: Geary, Patrick J.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2008.
Subjects:
500-1500
Theft of relics > Europe.
Social history > Medieval, 500-1500.
Social history > Medieval
Theft of relics
Relikwieën.
Diefstal.
Europe
Europa (geografie)
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Summary:To obtain sacred relics, medieval monks plundered tombs, avaricious merchants raided churches, and relic-mongers scoured the Roman catacombs. In a revised edition of Furta Sacra, Patrick Geary considers the social and cultural context for these acts, asking how the relics were perceived and why the thefts met with the approval of medieval Christians.
Physical Description:1 online resource (237 pages)
ISBN:9781400820207
1400820200
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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