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 thefts met with the approval of medieval Christians.
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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 thefts met with the approval of medieval Christians.
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Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780691008622 |
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| Publisher: | Princeton University Press |
| Publication date: | 02/21/1991 |
| Series: | Princeton Paperbacks Series |
| Edition description: | Revised Edition |
| Pages: | 248 |
| Product dimensions: | 5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x (d) |
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