03014nam 2200757Ia 450 991078460890332120230705213453.097866131357041-4008-2020-01-283-13570-110.1515/9781400820207(CKB)1000000000397291(EBL)714071(OCoLC)731646708(SSID)ssj0001481973(PQKBManifestationID)12560957(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001481973(PQKBWorkID)11510026(PQKB)10365195(SSID)ssj0000084217(PQKBManifestationID)11120799(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000084217(PQKBWorkID)10168601(PQKB)10940876(OCoLC)55717488(MdBmJHUP)muse43170(DE-B1597)453595(OCoLC)979779116(DE-B1597)9781400820207(Au-PeEL)EBL714071(CaPaEBR)ebr10478254(CaONFJC)MIL313570(MiAaPQ)EBC714071(dli)HEB01055(MiU)MIU01000000000000003865595(EXLCZ)99100000000039729120771005d1990 uy 0engurnn#---|u||utxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierFurta sacra thefts of relics in the central Middle Ages /Patrick J. GearyRevised edition.Princeton Princeton University Press19901 online resource (237 pages)Princeton paperbacks0-691-00862-0 0-691-05261-1 Includes bibliography and index.Front matter --Contents --Preface to the 1990 Edition --Preface --Abbreviations --CHAPTER ONE. Relics and Saints in the Central Middle Ages --CHAPTER TWO. The Cult of Relics in Carolingian Europe --CHAPTER THREE. The Professionals --CHAPTER FOUR. Monastic Thefts --CHAPTER FIVE. Urban Thefts --CHAPTER SIX. Justifications --CHAPTER SEVEN. Conclusions --APPENDIX A: Critique of Texts --APPENDIX B: Handlist of Relic Thefts --Notes --Bibliography --IndexTo 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.Theft of relicsEuropeSocial historyMedieval, 500-1500Theft of relicsSocial history364.1/62364.162Geary Patrick J.1948-211465MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910784608903321Furta sacra1364701UNINA