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100 1  Geary, Patrick J.,|d1948- 
245 10 Furta sacra :|bthefts of relics in the central Middle Ages
       /|cPatrick J. Geary. 
250    Revised edition. 
264  1 Princeton, N.J. :|bPrinceton University Press,|c[1990] 
264  4 |c©1990 
300    xvi, 219 pages ;|c22 cm. 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
490 0  Princeton paperbacks 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages [185]-209) and 
       index. 
505 0  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. 
650  0 Theft of relics|zEurope. 
650  0 Social history|yMedieval, 500-1500. 
653  0 Social history|aMedieval, 500-1500 
653  0 Theft of relics|aEurope 
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