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Furta Sacra: Thefts of Relics in the Central Middle Ages - Revised Edition

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Patrick J. Geary With a new preface by the author
2011
Published by: Princeton University Press
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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.

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COVER

Title Page, Copyright, Dedication

pp. i-vi

Contents

pp. vii-viii

Preface to the 1990 Edition

pp. ix-x

Preface

pp. xi-xiv

ABBREVIATIONS

pp. xv-xvi

CHAPTER ONE: Relics and Saints in the Central Middle Ages

pp. 3-27

CHAPTER TWO: The Cult of Relics on Carolingian Europe

pp. 28-43

CHAPTER THREE: The Professionals

pp. 44-55

CHAPTER FOUR: Monastic Thefts

pp. 56-86

CHAPTER FIVE: Urban Thefts

pp. 87-107

CHAPTER SIX: Justifications

pp. 108-128

CHAPTER SEVEN: Conclusions

pp. 129-134

APPENDIX A: CRITIQUE OF TEXTS

pp. 135-148

APPENDIX B: HANDLIST OF RELIC THEFTS

pp. 149-156

NOTES

pp. 157-184

BIBLIOGRAPHY

pp. 185-210

INDEX

pp. 211-220
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