03059nam 2200769Ia 450 991081554990332120200520144314.097866131357041-4008-2020-01-283-13570-110.1515/9781400820207(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. GearyRev. Ed.Princeton, NJ Princeton University Pressc19901 online resource (237 pages)Princeton paperbacks"Princeton paperbacks"--Back cover.0-691-00862-0 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.1948-211465MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910815549903321Furta sacra1364701UNINA