Bedazzled saints : catacomb relics in early modern Bavaria / Noria K. Litaker.
| Author/creator | Litaker, Noria K., 1984- author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2023. |
| Description | 256 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 23 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Studies in early modern German history Studies in early modern German history. ^A381424 |
| Contents | Creating Bavaria Sancta from the ground up -- Some assembly required : building whole-body catacomb saints -- Whole-body saints and Eucharistic doctrine -- Semper eadem : catacomb saints and sacred history -- Welcoming the saints home : translation processions and festivities -- Roman catacomb saints as local residents and patrons -- Epilogue : catacomb saints in the modern era. |
| Abstract | "This book argues that whole-body saints (intact skeletons) in Bavaria functioned differently than the small, fragmented relics common in the medieval period. By devising and using this innovative relic presentation, early modern Bavarians materially expressed their loyalty to the universal Roman Catholic church and created local and exclusive patrons for their towns and villages"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Litaker, Noria K., 1984- Bedazzled saints Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2023 9780813949956 |
| Genre/form | History. |
| LCCN | 2023003659 |
| ISBN | 9780813949949 |
| ISBN | 0813949947 |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
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