| Furta Sacra: Thefts of Relics in the Central Middle Ages - Revised Edition Revised Edition Contributor(s): Geary, Patrick J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0691008620 ISBN-13: 9780691008622 Publisher: Princeton University Press OUR PRICE: $35.15 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 1991 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science - History | Europe - Medieval |
| Dewey: 364.162 |
| LCCN: 91142913 |
| Series: Princeton Paperbacks |
| Physical Information: 0.61" H x 5.48" W x 8.48" (0.63 lbs) 248 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher 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. |