The Stolen Bones of St. John of Matha - Forgery, Theft, and Sainthood in the Seventeenth Century

Investigates an incident of holy relic theft in Rome, the lengthy legal case that followed it, and the larger questions that surrounded saints' remains in seventeenth-century Catholic Europe.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

A. Katie Harris was Associate Professor of History at the University of California, Davis.

Zusammenfassung

Investigates an incident of holy relic theft in Rome, the lengthy legal case that followed it, and the larger questions that surrounded saints’ remains in seventeenth-century Catholic Europe.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: A. Katie Harris, A. Katie (University of California Harris
• Verlag: University Presses
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 05.09.2023
• EAN: 9780271095356
• ISBN: 978-0-271-09535-6
• Abmessung: 152 mm x 229 mm x 23 mm
• Gewicht: 454 g
• Illustration: Raster,schwarz-weiss
• Serien: Iberian Encounter and Exchange, 475-1755; Iberian Encounter and Exchange, 475–1755
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > Regional- und Ländergeschichte; European History, Spain, Religious issues & debates, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church, C 1600 To C 1700, Religious issues and debates, c 1650 to c 1659, HISTORY / Europe / Spain, RELIGION / Christianity / Catholic / General