Furta Sacra

Furta Sacra
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Publisher : Princeton University Press
Total Pages : 237
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ISBN-10 : 9781400820207
ISBN-13 : 1400820200
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Book Synopsis Furta Sacra by : Patrick J. Geary

Download or read book Furta Sacra written by Patrick J. Geary and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2011-06-27 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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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