Holy Bones Dust: How Relics Shaped The History Of Medieval Europe Charles Freeman Yale University Press Αγγλικά Βιβλία World

A Richly Textured History Spanning Thousand Years Of Holy Relics Across Europe Were Everywhere In Medieval Society Saintly Morsels Such As Bones Hair Teeth Blood Milk And Clothes Items Like The Crown Thorns Coveted By Louis Ix France Thought To Bring Believer Closer Saint Who Might Intercede With God On His Or Her Behalf First Comprehensive English Rise Relic Cults Charles Freeman Takes Readers Vivid Fast-Paced Journey From Constantinople Northern Isles Scotland Over Course Millennium Dust Illustrates That Pervasiveness Variety Answered Very Specific Needs Ordinary People Darkened Under Threat Political Upheavals Disease Hellfire But Not Only Venerated—They Traded Collected Lost Stolen Duplicated Destroyed They Bargaining Chips Good Business Propaganda Politically Appropriated Even Used Wield Military Power Examines An Expansive Array Showing How Mania For These Objects Deepens Our Understanding World Why Continue Capture Imagination Σελίδες: 324 Έτος Έκδοσης: 1015 Διαστάσεις: 15 9X15 9Cm