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Bedazzled saints : catacomb relics in early modern Bavaria / Noria K. Litaker.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Litaker, Noria K., 1984- author.
- Series:
- Studies in early modern German history
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Relics--Germany--Bavaria--History.
- Relics.
- Christian saints--Cult--Germany--Bavaria.
- Christian saints.
- Catacombs--Germany--Bavaria.
- Catacombs.
- Catholic Church--Germany--Bavaria--History.
- Catholic Church.
- Bavaria (Germany)--Religious life and customs.
- Bavaria (Germany).
- Christian saints--Cult.
- Germany--Bavaria.
- Genre:
- History
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 273 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2023.
- Summary:
- "This book argues that whole-body saints (intact skeletons) in Bavaria functioned differently than the small, fragmented relics common in the medieval period. By devising and using this innovative relic presentation, early modern Bavarians materially expressed their loyalty to the universal Roman Catholic church and created local and exclusive patrons for their towns and villages"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Creating Bavaria Sancta from the ground up
- Some assembly required : building whole-body catacomb saints
- Whole-body saints and Eucharistic doctrine
- Semper eadem : catacomb saints and Catholic sacred history
- Welcoming the saints home : translation processions and festivities
- Roman catacomb saints as local residents and patrons
- Epilogue : catacomb saints in the modern era.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Litaker, Noria K., 1984- Bedazzled saints
- ISBN:
- 9780813949949
- 0813949947
- OCLC:
- 1375294196
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