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Standing on holy ground in the Middle Ages / Lucy Donkin.
Van Pelt Library BV896.E85 D66 2021
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Donkin, Lucy, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sacred space--Europe, Western--History--To 1500.
- Sacred space.
- Sacred space--History--To 1500.
- Space--Religious aspects--Christianity.
- Space.
- History.
- Western Europe.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 480 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2021.
- Summary:
- "Discusses the significance of holy ground within medieval Christianity. It encompasses the material and visual properties of the ground including pavement decoration; physical contact with the surface within and beyond religious ritual; and how this shaped the definition of sacred space and the identity of individuals and communities"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Holy Footprints
- ch. 2 Church Consecration
- ch. 3 Trampling Underfoot
- ch. 4 Standing on Ceremony
- ch. 5 Places of Prostration
- ch. 6 Between the Living and the Dead.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Donkin, Lucy. Standing on holy ground in the Middle Ages.
- ISBN:
- 9781501751127
- 1501751123
- OCLC:
- 1233163845
- Publisher Number:
- 99989503659
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