| Edition |
Revised edition. |
| Description |
xvi, 219 pages ; 22 cm. |
| Series |
Princeton paperbacks
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [185]-209) and index. |
| Contents |
Preface to the 1990 edition -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- CHAPTER ONE. RELICS AND SAINTS IN THE CENTRAL MIDDLE AGES. Relics as symbol -- Between hagiography and history -- The evolution of saints' cults in the central Middle Ages -- CHAPTER TWO. THE CULT OF RELICS IN CAROLINGIAN EUROPE. Relic cults to the Ninth century -- The nature of relics -- Carolingian reform and the cult of relics -- CHAPTER THREE. THE PROFESSIONALS. The Italian trade -- England -- Conclusions -- CHAPTER FOUR. MONASTIC THEFTS. Monastic competition -- Financing construction -- Rival local traditions -- Evolution of religious sentiment -- Lay encroachment -- Conclusion -- CHAPTER FIVE. URBAN THEFTS. "Translatio Sancti Marci" -- "Translatio Sancti Nicolai" -- "Vita Sancti Appiani" -- CHAPTER SIX. JUSTIFICATIONS. Legality of relic thefts -- Rationalizations -- The formation of a literary tradition -- Perception -- Sacred history and communal pride -- CHAPTER SEVEN. CONCLUSIONS. -- APPENDIX A. CRITIQUE OF TEXTS. I. "Translatio Beati Vincentii" -- II. "Translatio Sanctae Fidei" -- III. "Translatio Sanctae Faustae" -- IV. "Translatio Sancti Mariani" -- APPENDIX B. HANDLIST OF RELIC THEFTS. -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Subject |
Theft of relics -- Europe.
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Social history -- Medieval, 500-1500.
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| Indexed Term |
Social history Medieval, 500-1500 |
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Theft of relics Europe |
| ISBN |
0691008620 paperback alkaline paper |
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9780691008622 paperback alkaline paper |
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