num_pages: 248
description: 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.
language: English
title: Furta Sacra: Thefts of Relics in the Central Middle Ages
titlecomplete: Furta Sacra: Thefts of Relics in the Central Middle Ages
genres: Religion, Academic, Medieval History, Nonfiction, Read For School, Medieval, Christian, History, Christianity, Academia
ratings_count: 161
publisher: Princeton University Press