Touching the Holy: The Rise of Contact Relics in Medieval England
This article explores the use and promotion of contact relics in medieval England. It argues that by the late eleventh and early twelfth century, large English monastic houses were uncomfortable with unauthorised individuals touching high status corporeal relics and so re-introduced and promoted con...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
[2017]
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The journal of ecclesiastical history
Year: 2017, Volume: 68, Issue: 3, Pages: 493-509 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
England
/ Saint
/ Bodily contact
/ Relic
/ History 1000-1200
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| IxTheo Classification: | KAE Church history 900-1300; high Middle Ages KBF British Isles KCD Hagiography; saints KDB Roman Catholic Church |
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| Summary: | This article explores the use and promotion of contact relics in medieval England. It argues that by the late eleventh and early twelfth century, large English monastic houses were uncomfortable with unauthorised individuals touching high status corporeal relics and so re-introduced and promoted contact relics as alternative objects of veneration. It argues that contact relics were an important aspect of English saints' cults until the Reformation, in a similar manner to Celtic and Brittonic cults. |
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| ISSN: | 1469-7637 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of ecclesiastical history
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0022046916001494 |