Holy Bones, Holy Dust: How Relics Shaped The History Of Medieval Europe

Relics affected everyone in medieval society. In this book, the author 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. It examines an array of relics in the broad social and cultural context of their age.

• | By (Author): Charles Freeman
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• | Publisher: Yale University Press
• | Publication Date: Sep 18, 2012
• | Country of Publication: United States
• | Number of Pages: 324 pages
• | Language: Not available
• | Binding: Paperback|Softback
• | ISBN-10: 0300184301
• | ISBN-13: 9780300184303