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Numero oggetto eBay:388652219796
Specifiche dell'oggetto
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- ISBN
- 9780691008622
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Princeton University Press
ISBN-10
0691008620
ISBN-13
9780691008622
eBay Product ID (ePID)
922559
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
248 Pages
Publication Name
Furta Sacra : Thefts of Relics in the Central Middle Ages-Revised Edition
Language
English
Publication Year
1991
Subject
Archaeology, Europe / Medieval
Features
Revised
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Social Science, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
10.9 Oz
Item Length
8.4 in
Item Width
5.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
91-142913
Dewey Edition
18
Reviews
"Geary is at his best in unraveling the tangled accounts of individual thefts to suggest the reasons for their occurrence and in describing the central role of saints and their relics in this age. His exposition of the medieval view that saints resided with and participated actively in the affairs of the communities possessing their relics is essential to understanding the function of saints in this society and the desire of communities to steal or, as he argues, to 'kidnap' them."-- John M. McCulloh, American Historical Review, [This] is a superb book, original and immaculate in scholarship, elegant in style and though. -- R. I. Moore, Times Higher Education Supplement, "[This] is a superb book, original and immaculate in scholarship, elegant in style and though."-- R. I. Moore, Times Higher Education Supplement, This is a fascinating study of a medieval way of thinking which in certain circumstances countenanced thefts of sacred relics from tombs, churches, and Roman catacombs. . . . Furta Sacra is a truly impressive history shedding much light on a difficult dimension of popular Christian piety in another age., This is a fascinating study of a medieval way of thinking which in certain circumstances countenanced thefts of sacred relics from tombs, churches, and Roman catacombs. . . .Furta Sacrais a truly impressive history shedding much light on a difficult dimension of popular Christian piety in another age. -- Michael Connors, Church History, "This is a fascinating study of a medieval way of thinking which in certain circumstances countenanced thefts of sacred relics from tombs, churches, and Roman catacombs. . . . Furta Sacra is a truly impressive history shedding much light on a difficult dimension of popular Christian piety in another age." --Michael Connors, Church History, "[This] is a superb book, original and immaculate in scholarship, elegant in style and though." --R. I. Moore, Times Higher Education Supplement, This is a fascinating study of a medieval way of thinking which in certain circumstances countenanced thefts of sacred relics from tombs, churches, and Roman catacombs. . . . Furta Sacra is a truly impressive history shedding much light on a difficult dimension of popular Christian piety in another age. -- Michael Connors, Church History, Geary is at his best in unraveling the tangled accounts of individual thefts to suggest the reasons for their occurrence and in describing the central role of saints and their relics in this age. His exposition of the medieval view that saints resided with and participated actively in the affairs of the communities possessing their relics is essential to understanding the function of saints in this society and the desire of communities to steal or, as he argues, to 'kidnap' them. -- John M. McCulloh, American Historical Review, "This is a fascinating study of a medieval way of thinking which in certain circumstances countenanced thefts of sacred relics from tombs, churches, and Roman catacombs. . . . Furta Sacra is a truly impressive history shedding much light on a difficult dimension of popular Christian piety in another age."-- Michael Connors, Church History, "Geary is at his best in unraveling the tangled accounts of individual thefts to suggest the reasons for their occurrence and in describing the central role of saints and their relics in this age. His exposition of the medieval view that saints resided with and participated actively in the affairs of the communities possessing their relics is essential to understanding the function of saints in this society and the desire of communities to steal or, as he argues, to 'kidnap' them." --John M. McCulloh, American Historical Review, Geary is at his best in unraveling the tangled accounts of individual thefts to suggest the reasons for their occurrence and in describing the central role of saints and their relics in this age. His exposition of the medieval view that saints resided with and participated actively in the affairs of the communities possessing their relics is essential to understanding the function of saints in this society and the desire of communities to steal or, as he argues, to 'kidnap' them.
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
364.1/62
Edition Description
Revised edition
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., 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.
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