Holy bones, holy dust: how relics shaped the history of medieval europe
Auteur :
Freeman, Charles
Éditeur :
Yale University Press
ISBN :
9780300184303
Date de publication :
20 nov. 2012
Dimensions :
21,0 x 15,0 x 2,5 cm
Poids :
522 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Relics affected everyone in medieval society. In this book, the author illustrates that the pervasiveness and variety of relics answered very specific needs of ordinary people across a darkened Europe under threat of political upheavals, disease, and hellfire. It examines an array of relics in the broad social and cultural context of their age.