Furta Sacra: Thefts of Relics in the Central Middle Ages - Revised Edition

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.

Author: Patrick J. Geary
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 02/21/1991
Pages: 248
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.63lbs
Size: 8.48h x 5.48w x 0.61d
ISBN: 9780691008622

About the Author
Patrick J. Geary is Professor of History at the University of Florida.