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The Beginnings of the Cult of Relics

Author : Robert Wisniewski
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0199675562
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (996 download)

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Download or read book The Beginnings of the Cult of Relics written by Robert Wisniewski and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2019-02-13 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christians have often admired and venerated martyrs who died for their faith, but for long time thought that the bodies of martyrs should remain undisturbed in their graves. Initially, Christian attitude toward the bones of the dead, saint or not, was that of respectful distance. The Beginnings of the Cult of Relics examines how this changed in the mid-fourth century. Robert Wisniewski investigates how Christians began to believe in power of relics, first, over demons, then over physical diseases and enemies. He considers how they sought to reveal hidden knowledge at the tombs of saints and why they buried the death close to them. An essential element of this new belief was a string conviction that the power of relics was transferred in a physical way and so the following chapters study relics as material objects. Wisniewski analyses what the contact with relics looked like and how close it was. Did people touch, kiss, or look at the very bones, or just at reliquaries which contained them? When did the custom of dividing relics appear? Finally, the book the book deals with discussions and polemics concerning relics and tries to find out how strong was the opposition which this new phenomenon had to face, both within and outside Christianity on its way relics to become an essential element of the medieval religiosity.

The Beginnings of the Cult of Relics

Author : Robert Wiśniewski
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0191075043
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Beginnings of the Cult of Relics written by Robert Wiśniewski and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018-12-06 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christians have often admired and venerated the martyrs who died for their faith, but for a long time thought that the bodies of martyrs should remain undisturbed in their graves. Initially, the Christian attitude towards the bones of the dead, saint or not, was that of respectful distance. The Beginnings of the Cult of Relics examines how this attitude changed in the mid-fourth century. Robert Wiśniewski investigates how Christians began to believe in the power of relics, first over demons, then over physical diseases and enemies. He considers how the faithful sought to reveal hidden knowledge at the tombs of saints and why they buried the dead close to them. An essential element of this new belief was a strong conviction that the power of relics was transferred in a physical way and so the following chapters study relics as material objects. Wiśniewski analyses how contact with relics operated and how close it was. Did people touch, kiss, or look at the very bones, or just at tombs and reliquaries which contained them? When did the custom of dividing relics begin? Finally, the book deals with discussions and polemics concerning relics, and attempts to find out the strength of the opposition which this new phenomenon had to face, both within and outside Christianity, on its way to become an essential element of medieval religiosity.

Holy Bones, Holy Dust

Author : Charles Freeman
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300166591
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book Holy Bones, Holy Dust written by Charles Freeman and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2011-05-24 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Relics were everywhere in medieval society. Saintly morsels such as bones, hair, teeth, blood, milk, and clothes, and items like the Crown of Thorns, coveted by Louis IX of France, were thought to bring the believer closer to the saint, who might intercede with God on his or her behalf. In the first comprehensive history in English of the rise of relic cults, Charles Freeman takes readers on a vivid, fast-paced journey from Constantinople to the northern Isles of Scotland over the course of a millennium.In "Holy Bones, Holy Dust," Freeman 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. But relics were not only venerated--they were traded, collected, lost, stolen, duplicated, and destroyed. They were bargaining chips, good business and good propaganda, politically appropriated across Europe, and even used to wield military power. Freeman examines an expansive array of relics, showing how the mania for these objects deepens our understanding of the medieval world and why these relics continue to capture our imagination.

The Cult of Relics in Early Medieval Ireland

Author : Niamh Wycherley
Publisher : Brepols Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9782503551845
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (518 download)

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Download or read book The Cult of Relics in Early Medieval Ireland written by Niamh Wycherley and published by Brepols Publishers. This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the cult of saints became increasingly important to the Christian religion during the latter centuries of the Roman Empire, so too the veneration of relics became a central element of Christian piety. The relics of holy men and women--the very tangibility of which ensured their lasting appeal--could be used to heal the sick, improve the weather, ensure victory in battle, and represent power and authority. Even today, in an era of declining church attendance, famous relics such as the head of St Catherine of Siena or the tongue of St Anthony of Padua continue to draw hundreds of thousands of pilgrims; the need to preserve and venerate objects associated with the important and the famous is a well-established human trait. This book is the first to explore the historical roots of the cult of relics in early medieval Ireland, deepening our understanding of how the pagan Irish adapted to the new religion. Examining the cult of relics from the earliest Irish sources up to the ninth century, it provides insights into the role of relics and the culture and people to whom they were so significant. The volume investigates how the Christian phenomenon of relic veneration developed in early Ireland and it evaluates the continuity between Irish practice and that on the continent. By offering a new model of how the cult of relics evolved and by exploring the extent to which it helped forge early Irish Christianity, the arguments presented here have the potential to reshape views of the entire period.

Strange Beauty

Author : Cynthia Jean Hahn
Publisher : Penn State Press
ISBN 13 : 0271050780
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (71 download)

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Download or read book Strange Beauty written by Cynthia Jean Hahn and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A study of reliquaries as a form of representation in medieval art. Explores how reliquaries stage the importance and meaning of relics using a wide range of artistic means from material and ornament to metaphor and symbolism"--Provided by publisher.

Why Can the Dead Do Such Great Things?

Author : Robert Bartlett
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691169683
Total Pages : 806 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (911 download)

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Download or read book Why Can the Dead Do Such Great Things? written by Robert Bartlett and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2015-09-15 with total page 806 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A sweeping, authoritative, and entertaining history of the Christian cult of the saints from its origin to the Reformation From its earliest centuries, one of the most notable features of Christianity has been the veneration of the saints—the holy dead. This ambitious history tells the fascinating story of the cult of the saints from its origins in the second-century days of the Christian martyrs to the Protestant Reformation. Robert Bartlett examines all of the most important aspects of the saints—including miracles, relics, pilgrimages, shrines, and the saints' role in the calendar, literature, and art. The book explores the central role played by the bodies and body parts of saints, and the special treatment these relics received. From the routes, dangers, and rewards of pilgrimage, to the saints' impact on everyday life, Bartlett's account is an unmatched examination of an important and intriguing part of the religious life of the past—as well as the present.

Art and the Relic Cult of St. Antoninus in Renaissance Florence

Author : Sally J. Cornelison
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
ISBN 13 : 9780754667148
Total Pages : 390 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (671 download)

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Book Synopsis Art and the Relic Cult of St. Antoninus in Renaissance Florence by : Sally J. Cornelison

Download or read book Art and the Relic Cult of St. Antoninus in Renaissance Florence written by Sally J. Cornelison and published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2012 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sally Cornelison draws upon contemporary visual, literary, and archival sources and diverse methodologies to interpret how the persona of St. Antoninus and the intercessory effectiveness of his relic cult were advertised to a broad audience of viewers and devotees during the Renaissance. Tracing the history of St. Antoninus' burial sites from 1459 until 1589, this interdisciplinary study demonstrates that the saint's cult was a key element of Florence's sacred cityscape.

The Architectural Setting of the Cult of Saints in the Early Christian West c.300-c.1200

Author : John Crook
Publisher : Clarendon Press
ISBN 13 : 0191543004
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (915 download)

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Book Synopsis The Architectural Setting of the Cult of Saints in the Early Christian West c.300-c.1200 by : John Crook

Download or read book The Architectural Setting of the Cult of Saints in the Early Christian West c.300-c.1200 written by John Crook and published by Clarendon Press. This book was released on 2000-01-13 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the way in which church architecture from the earliest centuries of Christianity has been shaped by holy bones - the physical remains or 'relics' of those whom the Church venerated as saints. The Church's holy dead continued to exercise an influence on the living from beyond the grave, and their earthly remains provided a focus for prayer. The memoriae, house-churches and crypts of early Christian Rome; the elaborately decorated monuments containing the bodies of the bishops of Merovingian Gaul; the revival of ring crypts in the Carshingian empire; the crypts, 'tomb-shrines', and later high shrines of medieval England, all demonstrate how the presence of a holy body within a church influenced its very architecture. This is the first complete modern study of this hitherto somewhat neglected aspect of medieval church architecture in western Europe.

A Treatise on Relics

Author : Jean Calvin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Treatise on Relics written by Jean Calvin and published by . This book was released on 1854 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Treasures of Heaven

Author : Martina Bagnoli
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780714123301
Total Pages : 259 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (233 download)

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Download or read book Treasures of Heaven written by Martina Bagnoli and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Keynote A magnificent study of the beautifully crafted Medieval reliquaries that enshrined holy relics, and their wider historical, cultural, political and religious context Sales points Published in conjunction with Walters Art Museum and the Cleveland Museum of Art to accompany a major touring exhibition, at the British Museum 23 June 9 October 2011 No equivalent book on this fascinating subject An important reference work drawing on the latest scholarship, which will be of value far beyond the exhibition Description Drawing on three major museum holdings as well as featuring iconic pieces from other international public and private collections, this richly illustrated book looks at the phenomenon of holy relics in the Middle Ages. Thematic essays and object entries by leading scholars trace the history and development of the cult of relics, from its beginnings in late Roman funerary practices to its rise in both the Byzantine East and the West. Contributors Derek Krueger, Eric Palazzo, Arnoldt Angenendt, Martina Bagnoli, Holger A. Klein, Barbara Boehm, Guido Cornini, Cynthia Hahn, James Robinson, Alexander Nagel, C. Griffith Mann

Studies on the Cult of Relics in Byzantium Up to 1204

Author : John Wortley
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 9780754668473
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (684 download)

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Download or read book Studies on the Cult of Relics in Byzantium Up to 1204 written by John Wortley and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Constantinople was well known in its heyday for the enormous collection of relics housed in its churches. These studies examine the means by which relics were acquired, the ways in which they were used and some of the reasons why for so long they were believed to be effective. The role of relics in the development of the cult of the Mother of God (Theotokos) is also discussed as well as the curious relationship between relics and icons.

Relics, Shrines and Pilgrimages

Author : Antón M. Pazos
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429581726
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (295 download)

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Download or read book Relics, Shrines and Pilgrimages written by Antón M. Pazos and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-03-04 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since Late Antiquity, relics have provided a privileged spiritual bond between life and death, between human beings and divinity. Royalty, nobility and clergy all tried to obtain the most prestigious remains of sacred bodies, since they granted influence and fame and allowed the cult around them to be used as a means of sacralization, power and propaganda. This volume traces the development of the veneration of relics in Europe and how these objects were often catalysts for the establishment of major pilgrimage sites that are still in use today. The book features an international panel of contributors taking a wide-ranging look at relic worship across Europe, from Late Antiquity until the present day. They begin with a focus on the role of relics in Jacobean pilgrimage, before looking at the link between relics and their shrines more generally. The book then focuses in on two major issues in the study of relics, the stealing of relics (Furta Sacra) and their modern-day scientific examination and authentication. These topics demonstrate not only symbolic importance of relics, but also their role as physical historical objects in material religious expression. This is a fascinating collection, featuring the latest scholarship on relics and pilgrimage across Europe. It will, therefore, be of great interested to academics working in Pilgrimage, Religious History, Material Religion and Religious Studies as well as Anthropology, Archaeology, Art and Cultural Studies.

Saints and Sacred Matter

Author : Cynthia Jean Hahn
Publisher : Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection
ISBN 13 : 9780884024064
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (24 download)

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Download or read book Saints and Sacred Matter written by Cynthia Jean Hahn and published by Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection. This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Saints and Sacred Matter explores the embodied aspects of the divine--physical remains of holy men and women and objects associated with them. Contributors explore how relics linked the past and present with an imagined future in essays that discuss Christian and other religious traditions from the ancient world such as Judaism and Islam.

Relics @ the Lab

Author : Mark van Strydonck
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book Relics @ the Lab written by Mark van Strydonck and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book Relics @ the Lab, an Analytical Approach to the Study of Relics includes a series of studies presented at the first international workshop Relics @ the Lab organized by the Royal Institute of Cultural Heritage (KIK-IRPA) in Brussels, Belgium (27-28 October 2016). The papers cover a large variety of themes as well as analytical methods. Some papers focus on the primary relics while others deal with the nature and origin of secondary as well as tertiary relics. The first group of papers emphases on the archaeological authenticity of the relics, the second group elucidate the use, additions and manipulations of the relics through the ages. The applied analytical techniques are very divers. Radiocarbon and physical anthropology are the main tools to study the primary relics, while dye analysis, imaging techniques, textile analysis and dendrochronology are used to study the secondary and tertiary relics. Sometimes unexpected techniques, like the analysis of writing ink or the determination of plants and excrements, complete the wide range of analytical methods used to understand the origin, nature and context of the relics. br />Academics as well as professionals working in archaeology, art history, museum labs and conservation sciences will find this an invaluable reference source.

Saints and Their Cults

Author : Stephen Wilson
Publisher : CUP Archive
ISBN 13 : 9780521311816
Total Pages : 458 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (118 download)

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Download or read book Saints and Their Cults written by Stephen Wilson and published by CUP Archive. This book was released on 1985 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a paperback edition of a collection of ten papers by different authors on the cult of saints, first published in hard covers in 1983. Six have been translated from French including a pioneering study by Robert Hertz, one of Durkheim's most eminent pupils. The editor provides a wide-ranging general and historical introduction, and a 100- page annotated bibliography covering material on the subject in all disciplines and in four main languages.

Passion Relics and the Medieval Imagination

Author : Cynthia Hahn
Publisher : University of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520305264
Total Pages : 175 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (23 download)

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Download or read book Passion Relics and the Medieval Imagination written by Cynthia Hahn and published by University of California Press. This book was released on 2020-01-07 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although objects associated with the Passion and suffering of Christ are among the most important and sacred relics venerated by the Catholic Church, this is the first study that considers how they were presented to the faithful. Cynthia Hahn adopts an accessible, informative, and holistic approach to the important history of Passion relics—first the True Cross, and then the collective group of Passion relics—examining their display in reliquaries, their presentation in church environments, their purposeful collection as centerpieces in royal and imperial collections, and finally their veneration in pictorial form as Arma Christi. Tracing the ways that Passion relics appear and disappear in response to Christian devotion and to historical phenomena, ranging from pilgrimage and the Crusades to the promotion of imperial power, this groundbreaking investigation presents a compelling picture of a very important aspect of late medieval and early modern devotion.

Furta Sacra

Author : Patrick J. Geary
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 1400820200
Total Pages : 237 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (8 download)

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Download or read book Furta Sacra written by Patrick J. Geary and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2011-06-27 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 acts, asking how the relics were perceived and why the thefts met with the approval of medieval Christians.