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Christianity: Faith, Scripture and Tradition

Furta Sacra

Thefts of Relics in the Central Middle Ages

by Patrick J. Geary

A study of the medieval phenomenon of 'sacred theft', in which relics were stolen and their translation justified in written accounts. Geary uses these narratives to explore the value of relics to communities and the meaning of their cults.

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