Mobile saints: relic circulation, devotion, and conflict in the central Middle Ages

"Mobile Saints examines the central medieval (ca. 950-1150 CE) practice of removing saints' relics from rural monasteries in order to take them on out-and-back journeys, particularly within northern France and the Low Countries. Though the permanent displacements of relics-translations-hav...

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Autor principal: Craig, Kate M. (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Print Libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Publicado: London New York Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group 2021
En:Año: 2021
Colección / Revista:Studies in medieval history and culture
(Cadenas de) Palabra clave estándar:B Culto a los santos / Arte sacra cristiana / Reliquia / Traslado (Movimiento juvenil católico) / Rito / Peregrinación / Comercio / Historia 950-1200
Otras palabras clave:B Liminality (Europe) Religious aspects Christianity
B Relics (Europe)
B Christian saints Cult (Europe)
B Rites and ceremonies, Medieval
B Liminality (Europe)
B Liminality Religious aspects Christianity
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Sumario:"Mobile Saints examines the central medieval (ca. 950-1150 CE) practice of removing saints' relics from rural monasteries in order to take them on out-and-back journeys, particularly within northern France and the Low Countries. Though the permanent displacements of relics-translations-have long been understood as politically and culturally significant activities, these temporary circulations have received relatively little attention. Yet the act of taking a medieval relic from its "home," even for a short time, had the power to transform the object, the people it encountered, and the landscape it travelled through. Using hagiographical and liturgical texts, this study reveals both the opportunities and tensions associated with these movements: circulating relics extended the power of the saint into the wider world, but could also provoke public displays of competition, mockery, and resistance. By contextualizing these effects within the discourses and practices that surrounded traveling relics, Mobile Saints emphasizes the complexities of the central medieval cult of relics and its participants, while speaking to broader questions about the role of movement in negotiating the relationships between sacred objects, space, and people"--
Notas:Includes bibliographical references and index
Descripción Física:xiii, 207 Seiten, Illustrationen, Karten
ISBN:0367705613