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OSt |
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20220802144236.0 |
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2018949487 |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780199675562 |
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(OCoLC)on1085589249 |
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dc |
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lccopycat |
| 082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
J11 |
| Edition number |
23 |
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W762 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Wisniewski, Robert |
| Dates associated with a name |
1968- |
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author. |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
The Beginnings of the Cult of Relics |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc. |
Oxford |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. |
Oxford University Press |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. |
2019 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
249p |
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illustrations (black and white) ; |
| Dimensions |
25 cm |
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text |
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txt |
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rdacontent |
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unmediated |
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rdamedia |
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volume |
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nc |
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rdacarrier |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc. note |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-242) and index. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
List of figures -- Abbreviations. Introduction -- Prehistory and early chronology of the cult of relics -- The first miracles -- Defenders of cities -- Relics and divination -- Burials ad sanctos -- Finding relics -- Touching relics -- Displaying and seeing relics -- Dividing relics -- Discussions and theology -- Eastern, Western, and local habits in the cult of relics -- Conclusions. Bibliography -- Index. |
| 520 8# - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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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 analyzes 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. |
| 648 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--CHRONOLOGICAL TERM |
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| Chronological term |
To 1500 |
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fast |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Church history |
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Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Relics. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Saints |
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Cult |
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History |
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To 1500. |
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Church history |
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Primitive and early church. |
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fast |
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(OCoLC)fst01710945 |
| 650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Relics. |
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fast |
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(OCoLC)fst01093664 |
| 650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Saints |
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Cult. |
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fast |
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(OCoLC)fst01103663 |
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11.52 medieval Christianity. |
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nbc |
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(NL-LeOCL)077594347 |
| 655 #7 - INDEX TERM--GENRE/FORM |
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| Genre/form data or focus term |
History. |
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fast |
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(OCoLC)fst01411628 |
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Dewey Decimal Classification |
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Books |