Furta Sacra: Thefts of Relics in the Central Middle Ages
ISBN-13:
9780691008622
ISBN-10:
0691008620
Edition:
Revised
Author:
Patrick J. Geary
Publication date:
1991
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Format:
Paperback
248 pages
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ISBN-13:
9780691008622
ISBN-10:
0691008620
Edition:
Revised
Author:
Patrick J. Geary
Publication date:
1991
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Format:
Paperback
248 pages
Summary
Furta Sacra: Thefts of Relics in the Central Middle Ages (ISBN-13: 9780691008622 and ISBN-10: 0691008620), written by authors
Patrick J. Geary, was published by Princeton University Press in 1991.
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Description
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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