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Furta Sacra : Thefts of Relics in the Central Middle Ages - Revised Edition by Patrick J. Geary (1991, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherPrinceton University Press

ISBN-100691008620

ISBN-139780691008622

eBay Product ID (ePID)922559

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Number of Pages248 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameFurta Sacra : Thefts of Relics in the Central Middle Ages-Revised Edition

Publication Year1991

SubjectArchaeology, Europe / Medieval

FeaturesRevised

TypeTextbook

AuthorPatrick J. Geary

Subject AreaSocial Science, History

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight1 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width7.5 in

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Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN91-142913

Dewey Edition18

Reviews[This] is a superb book, original and immaculate in scholarship, elegant in style and though. -- R. I. Moore, Times Higher Education Supplement, "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 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., "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 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, "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.

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Dewey Decimal364.1/62

Edition DescriptionRevised edition

SynopsisTo 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.