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FURTA SACRA
THEFTS OF RELICS IN THE CENTRAL MIDDLE AGES |
| By: |
Patrick J. Geary |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£30.00 |
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£24.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0691008620 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780691008622 |
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| Publisher: |
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
1 February, 1991 |
| Edition: |
Revised edition with a New preface by the author |
| Pages: |
248 |
| Description: |
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. |
| Synopsis: |
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. |
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US |
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Princeton University Press |
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