Furta Sacra
Thefts of Relics in the Central Middle Ages - Revised Edition
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1991
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Revised Edition
Princeton University Press (Verlag)
978-0-691-00862-2 (ISBN)
Princeton University Press (Verlag)
978-0-691-00862-2 (ISBN)
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To obtain sacred relics, medieval monks plundered tombs, avaricious merchants raided churches, and relic-mongers scoured the Roman catacombs. This title 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.
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.
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.
Patrick J. Geary is Professor of History at the University of Florida.
*Frontmatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*Preface to the 1990 Edition, pg. ix*Preface, pg. xi*Abbreviations, pg. xv*CHAPTER ONE. Relics and Saints in the Central Middle Ages, pg. 1*CHAPTER TWO. The Cult of Relics in Carolingian Europe, pg. 28*CHAPTER THREE. The Professionals, pg. 44*CHAPTER FOUR. Monastic Thefts, pg. 56*CHAPTER FIVE. Urban Thefts, pg. 87*CHAPTER SIX. Justifications, pg. 108*CHAPTER SEVEN. Conclusions, pg. 129*APPENDIX A: Critique of Texts, pg. 135*APPENDIX B: Handlist of Relic Thefts, pg. 149*Notes, pg. 157*Bibliography, pg. 185*Index, pg. 211
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 21.2.1991 |
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Verlagsort | New Jersey |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 140 x 216 mm |
Gewicht | 28 g |
Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Archäologie |
Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Mittelalter | |
Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht ► Kriminologie | |
ISBN-10 | 0-691-00862-0 / 0691008620 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-691-00862-2 / 9780691008622 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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