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.
- ISBN13 9781400820207
- Publish Date 27 June 2011 (first published 21 May 1978)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Princeton University Press
- Format eBook
- Pages 248
- Language English
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