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248 pages • first pub 1977 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780691008622
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 21 February 1991
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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 ac...
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248 pages • first pub 1977 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780691008622
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 21 February 1991
Description
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 ac...
Community Reviews
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