Holy bones, holy dust how relics shaped the history of Medieval Europe /
Relics were everywhere in medieval society. Saintly morsels such as bones, hair, teeth, blood, milk, and clothes, and items like the Crown of Thorns were thought to bring the believer closer to the saint, who might intercede with God on his or her behalf. This book presents an illustrated exploratio...
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| Formatua: | Baliabide elektronikoa eBook |
| Hizkuntza: | ingelesa |
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New Haven :
Yale University Press,
c2011.
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| Sarrera elektronikoa: | An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view |
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| Gaia: | Relics were everywhere in medieval society. Saintly morsels such as bones, hair, teeth, blood, milk, and clothes, and items like the Crown of Thorns were thought to bring the believer closer to the saint, who might intercede with God on his or her behalf. This book presents an illustrated exploration of 1000 years of holy relics across Europe. |
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| Deskribapen fisikoa: | xv, 306 p. : maps. |
| Bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-296) and index. |