LEADER 03017nam 2200757Ia 450 001 9910458020903321 005 20210616211513.0 010 $a9786613135704 010 $a1-4008-2020-0 010 $a1-283-13570-1 024 7 $a10.1515/9781400820207 035 $a(CKB)1000000000397291 035 $a(EBL)714071 035 $a(OCoLC)731646708 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001481973 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12560957 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001481973 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11510026 035 $a(PQKB)10365195 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000084217 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11120799 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000084217 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10168601 035 $a(PQKB)10940876 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC714071 035 $a(OCoLC)55717488 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse43170 035 $a(DE-B1597)453595 035 $a(OCoLC)979779116 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781400820207 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL714071 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10478254 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL313570 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000397291 100 $a20771005d1990 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurnn#---|u||u 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aFurta sacra$b[electronic resource] $ethefts of relics in the central Middle Ages /$fPatrick J. Geary 205 $aRev. Ed. 210 $aPrinceton, NJ $cPrinceton University Press$dc1990 215 $a1 online resource (237 p.) 225 0 $aPrinceton paperbacks 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 0 $a0-691-00862-0 311 0 $a0-691-05261-1 320 $aIncludes bibliography and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tPreface to the 1990 Edition --$tPreface --$tAbbreviations --$tCHAPTER ONE. Relics and Saints in the Central Middle Ages --$tCHAPTER TWO. The Cult of Relics in Carolingian Europe --$tCHAPTER THREE. The Professionals --$tCHAPTER FOUR. Monastic Thefts --$tCHAPTER FIVE. Urban Thefts --$tCHAPTER SIX. Justifications --$tCHAPTER SEVEN. Conclusions --$tAPPENDIX A: Critique of Texts --$tAPPENDIX B: Handlist of Relic Thefts --$tNotes --$tBibliography --$tIndex 330 $aTo 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. 606 $aTheft of relics$zEurope 606 $aSocial history$yMedieval, 500-1500 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aTheft of relics 615 0$aSocial history 676 $a364.1/62 676 $a364.162 700 $aGeary$b Patrick J.$f1948-$0211465 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910458020903321 996 $aFurta sacra$91364701 997 $aUNINA