Furta sacra : thefts of relics in the central Middle Ages / Patrick J. Geary.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Geary, Patrick J., 1948-

Series:

Princeton paperbacks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Theft of relics--Europe.

Theft of relics.

Social history--Medieval, 500-1500.

Social history.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (237 pages)

Edition:

Rev. Ed.

Place of Publication:

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, c1990.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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

Index

Notes:

"Princeton paperbacks"--Back cover.

Includes bibliography and index.

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

9786613135704

9781400820207

1400820200

9781283135702

1283135701

OCLC:

731646708