From Bones to Sacred Artefact
The cult of saints and the subsequent interest in relics constituted one of the essential characteristics of medieval Western Christianity. In particular, relics and reliquaries are prime examples of the importance of materiality in devotion. In the present article we analyse one of the medieval sk...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Finnish Society for the Study of Religion
2018-12-01
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Series: | Temenos |
Online Access: | https://journal.fi/temenos/article/view/66687 |