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PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated

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Number of Pages272 Pages

Publication NameBeginnings of the Cult of Relics

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2019

SubjectChristianity / Saints & Sainthood, Christian Church / History, General, Antiquities & Archaeology

TypeTextbook

AuthorRobert WiśNiewski

Subject AreaReligion

FormatHardcover

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Reviews"fills a gap by focusing on body relics in late antiquity ... For such further studies his highly recommended book provides a solid and broad basis." -- Andreas Merkt, Bryn Mawr Classical Review "Wi?niewski adeptly charts the origin, development, and manifestations of relic thaumaturgy, mostly relying on textual and occasionally also on archaeological sources." -- Ivana Petrovic, University of Virginia, Greece & Rome "Thematically presented and beautifully written, [Wisniewski] examines the evidence and concludes convincingly. The narrative flow is logical and satisfying, and all this brings unexpected clarity to a subject that could have been obliterated by detail." -- Adrian Spooner, Classics for All, "fills a gap by focusing on body relics in late antiquity ... For such further studies his highly recommended book provides a solid and broad basis." -- Andreas Merkt, Bryn Mawr Classical Review "Wisniewski adeptly charts the origin, development, and manifestations of relic thaumaturgy, mostly relying on textual and occasionally also on archaeological sources." -- Ivana Petrovic, University of Virginia, Greece & Rome "Thematically presented and beautifully written, [Wisniewski] examines the evidence and concludes convincingly. The narrative flow is logical and satisfying, and all this brings unexpected clarity to a subject that could have been obliterated by detail." -- Adrian Spooner, Classics for All, "The Beginning of the Cult of Relics is a must read for all scholars working in the fields of late ancient Christian history, art history, archaeology, and material culture studies." -- Lynda Coon, Church History "fills a gap by focusing on body relics in late antiquity ... For such further studies his highly recommended book provides a solid and broad basis." -- Andreas Merkt, Bryn Mawr Classical Review "Wi?niewski adeptly charts the origin, development, and manifestations of relic thaumaturgy, mostly relying on textual and occasionally also on archaeological sources." -- Ivana Petrovic, University of Virginia, Greece & Rome "Thematically presented and beautifully written, [Wisniewski] examines the evidence and concludes convincingly. The narrative flow is logical and satisfying, and all this brings unexpected clarity to a subject that could have been obliterated by detail." -- Adrian Spooner, Classics for All, "The Beginning of the Cult of Relics is a must read for all scholars working in the fields of late ancient Christian history, art history, archaeology, and material culture studies." -- Lynda Coon, Church History "fills a gap by focusing on body relics in late antiquity ... For such further studies his highly recommended book provides a solid and broad basis." -- Andreas Merkt, Bryn Mawr Classical Review "Wisniewski adeptly charts the origin, development, and manifestations of relic thaumaturgy, mostly relying on textual and occasionally also on archaeological sources." -- Ivana Petrovic, University of Virginia, Greece & Rome "Thematically presented and beautifully written, [Wisniewski] examines the evidence and concludes convincingly. The narrative flow is logical and satisfying, and all this brings unexpected clarity to a subject that could have been obliterated by detail." -- Adrian Spooner, Classics for All, "as a survey of the cult of relics in its earliest forms and an argument about the chronology of its origins, this book will be of interest not only to scholars of late antiquity but to all those interested in relics and their enduring hold on medieval and modern imaginations." -- Kate M. Craig, Early Medieval Europe"For me, this study is one of the best that has been published in the last decade on the origins of the veneration of relics." -- Hans Geybels, Augustiniana"The Beginning of the Cult of Relics is a must read for all scholars working in the fields of late ancient Christian history, art history, archaeology, and material culture studies." -- Lynda Coon, Church History"fills a gap by focusing on body relics in late antiquity ... For such further studies his highly recommended book provides a solid and broad basis." -- Andreas Merkt, Bryn Mawr Classical Review"WiÅ>niewski adeptly charts the origin, development, and manifestations of relic thaumaturgy, mostly relying on textual and occasionally also on archaeological sources." -- Ivana Petrovic, University of Virginia, Greece & Rome"Thematically presented and beautifully written, [Wisniewski] examines the evidence and concludes convincingly. The narrative flow is logical and satisfying, and all this brings unexpected clarity to a subject that could have been obliterated by detail." -- Adrian Spooner, Classics for All, "Thematically presented and beautifully written, [Wisniewski] examines the evidence and concludes convincingly. The narrative flow is logical and satisfying, and all this brings unexpected clarity to a subject that could have been obliterated by detail." -- Adrian Spooner, Classics for All, "as a survey of the cult of relics in its earliest forms and an argument about the chronology of its origins, this book will be of interest not only to scholars of late antiquity but to all those interested in relics and their enduring hold on medieval and modern imaginations." -- Kate M. Craig, Early Medieval Europe"For me, this study is one of the best that has been published in the last decade on the origins of the veneration of relics." -- Hans Geybels, Augustiniana"The Beginning of the Cult of Relics is a must read for all scholars working in the fields of late ancient Christian history, art history, archaeology, and material culture studies." -- Lynda Coon, Church History"fills a gap by focusing on body relics in late antiquity ... For such further studies his highly recommended book provides a solid and broad basis." -- Andreas Merkt, Bryn Mawr Classical Review"Wisniewski adeptly charts the origin, development, and manifestations of relic thaumaturgy, mostly relying on textual and occasionally also on archaeological sources." -- Ivana Petrovic, University of Virginia, Greece & Rome"Thematically presented and beautifully written, [Wisniewski] examines the evidence and concludes convincingly. The narrative flow is logical and satisfying, and all this brings unexpected clarity to a subject that could have been obliterated by detail." -- Adrian Spooner, Classics for All, "as a survey of the cult of relics in its earliest forms and an argument about the chronology of its origins, this book will be of interest not only to scholars of late antiquity but to all those interested in relics and their enduring hold on medieval and modern imaginations." -- Kate M. Craig, Early Medieval Europe "For me, this study is one of the best that has been published in the last decade on the origins of the veneration of relics." -- Hans Geybels, Augustiniana "The Beginning of the Cult of Relics is a must read for all scholars working in the fields of late ancient Christian history, art history, archaeology, and material culture studies." -- Lynda Coon, Church History "fills a gap by focusing on body relics in late antiquity ... For such further studies his highly recommended book provides a solid and broad basis." -- Andreas Merkt, Bryn Mawr Classical Review "Wisniewski adeptly charts the origin, development, and manifestations of relic thaumaturgy, mostly relying on textual and occasionally also on archaeological sources." -- Ivana Petrovic, University of Virginia, Greece & Rome "Thematically presented and beautifully written, [Wisniewski] examines the evidence and concludes convincingly. The narrative flow is logical and satisfying, and all this brings unexpected clarity to a subject that could have been obliterated by detail." -- Adrian Spooner, Classics for All, "Wi?niewski adeptly charts the origin, development, and manifestations of relic thaumaturgy, mostly relying on textual and occasionally also on archaeological sources." -- Ivana Petrovic, University of Virginia, Greece & Rome "Thematically presented and beautifully written, [Wisniewski] examines the evidence and concludes convincingly. The narrative flow is logical and satisfying, and all this brings unexpected clarity to a subject that could have been obliterated by detail." -- Adrian Spooner, Classics for All, "as a survey of the cult of relics in its earliest forms and an argument about the chronology of its origins, this book will be of interest not only to scholars of late antiquity but to all those interested in relics and their enduring hold on medieval and modern imaginations." -- Kate M. Craig, Early Medieval Europe"For me, this study is one of the best that has been published in the last decade on the origins of the veneration of relics." -- Hans Geybels, Augustiniana"The Beginning of the Cult of Relics is a must read for all scholars working in the fields of late ancient Christian history, art history, archaeology, and material culture studies." -- Lynda Coon, Church History"fills a gap by focusing on body relics in late antiquity ... For such further studies his highly recommended book provides a solid and broad basis." -- Andreas Merkt, Bryn Mawr Classical Review"Wi´sniewski adeptly charts the origin, development, and manifestations of relic thaumaturgy, mostly relying on textual and occasionally also on archaeological sources." -- Ivana Petrovic, University of Virginia, Greece & Rome"Thematically presented and beautifully written, [Wisniewski] examines the evidence and concludes convincingly. The narrative flow is logical and satisfying, and all this brings unexpected clarity to a subject that could have been obliterated by detail." -- Adrian Spooner, Classics for All, "For me, this study is one of the best that has been published in the last decade on the origins of the veneration of relics." -- Hans Geybels, Augustiniana "The Beginning of the Cult of Relics is a must read for all scholars working in the fields of late ancient Christian history, art history, archaeology, and material culture studies." -- Lynda Coon, Church History "fills a gap by focusing on body relics in late antiquity ... For such further studies his highly recommended book provides a solid and broad basis." -- Andreas Merkt, Bryn Mawr Classical Review "Wisniewski adeptly charts the origin, development, and manifestations of relic thaumaturgy, mostly relying on textual and occasionally also on archaeological sources." -- Ivana Petrovic, University of Virginia, Greece & Rome "Thematically presented and beautifully written, [Wisniewski] examines the evidence and concludes convincingly. The narrative flow is logical and satisfying, and all this brings unexpected clarity to a subject that could have been obliterated by detail." -- Adrian Spooner, Classics for All

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Dewey Decimal235/.2

Table Of ContentIntroduction1. Prehistory and Early Chronology of the Cult of Relics2. The First Miracles3. Defenders of Cities4. Relics and Divination5. Burials ad Sanctos6. Finding Relics7. Touching Relics8. Displaying and Seeing Relics9. Dividing Relics10. Discussions and Theology11. Eastern, Western, and Local Habits in the Cult of RelicsConclusionsBibliography

SynopsisChristians have often admired and venerated martyrs who died for their faith, but for long time thought that the bodies of martyrs should remain undisturbed in their graves. Initially, Christian attitude toward the bones of the dead, saint or not, was that of respectful distance. The Beginnings of the Cult of Relics examines how this changed in the mid-fourth century. Robert Wisniewski investigates how Christians began to believe in power of relics, first, over demons, then over physical diseases and enemies. He considers how they sought to reveal hidden knowledge at the tombs of saints and why they buried the death close to them. An essential element of this new belief was a string conviction that the power of relics was transferred in a physical way and so the following chapters study relics as material objects. Wisniewski analyses what the contact with relics looked like and how close it was. Did people touch, kiss, or look at the very bones, or just at reliquaries which contained them? When did the custom of dividing relics appear? Finally, the book the book deals with discussions and polemics concerning relics and tries to find out how strong was the opposition which this new phenomenon had to face, both within and outside Christianity on its way relics to become an essential element of the medieval religiosity., Christians have often admired and venerated the martyrs who died for their faith, but for a long time thought that the bodies of martyrs should remain undisturbed in their graves. Initially, the Christian attitude towards the bones of the dead, saint or not, was that of respectful distance. The Beginnings of the Cult of Relics examines how this attitude changed in the mid-fourth century. Robert Wisniewski investigates how Christians began to believe in the power of relics, first over demons, then over physical diseases and enemies. He considers how the faithful sought to reveal hidden knowledge at the tombs of saints and why they buried the dead close to them. An essential element of this new belief was a strong conviction that the power of relics was transferred in a physical way and so the following chapters study relics as material objects. Wisniewski analyses how contact with relics operated and how close it was. Did people touch, kiss, or look at the very bones, or just at tombs and reliquaries which contained them? When did the custom of dividing relics begin? Finally, the book deals with discussions and polemics concerning relics, and attempts to find out the strength of the opposition which this new phenomenon had to face, both within and outside Christianity, on its way to become an essential element of medieval religiosity., This innovative study shows how Christian attitudes to martyrs swiftly and dramatically changed in the mid-fourth century. It examines when and why Christians began to believe in the healing, protective, and divinatory power of the bones of the martyrs, and to look for physical contact with them., Christians have often admired and venerated the martyrs who died for their faith, but for a long time thought that the bodies of martyrs should remain undisturbed in their graves. Initially, the Christian attitude towards the bones of the dead, saint or not, was that of respectful distance. The Beginnings of the Cult of Relics examines how this attitude changed in the mid-fourth century. Robert Wi'niewski investigates how Christians began to believe in the power of relics, first over demons, then over physical diseases and enemies. He considers how the faithful sought to reveal hidden knowledge at the tombs of saints and why they buried the dead close to them. An essential element of this new belief was a strong conviction that the power of relics was transferred in a physical way and so the following chapters study relics as material objects. Wi'niewski analyses how contact with relics operated and how close it was. Did people touch, kiss, or look at the very bones, or just at tombs and reliquaries which contained them? When did the custom of dividing relics begin? Finally, the book deals with discussions and polemics concerning relics, and attempts to find out the strength of the opposition which this new phenomenon had to face, both within and outside Christianity, on its way to become an essential element of medieval religiosity.

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