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The Stolen Bones of St. John of Matha: Forgery, Theft and Sainthood in the Seventeenth Century - Couverture souple

Harris, A. Katie

 
9780271095363: The Stolen Bones of St. John of Matha: Forgery, Theft and Sainthood in the Seventeenth Century
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ISBN 10 : 0271095369 ISBN 13 : 9780271095363
Editeur : Pennsylvania State University Press, 2025

Synopsis

"On the night of March 18, 1655, two Spanish friars broke into a church to steal the bones of the founder of their religious institution, the Order of the Most Holy Trinity. This book investigates this little-known incident of relic theft and the lengthy legal case that followed, together with the larger questions that surround the remains of saints in seventeenth-century Catholic Europe. Drawing on a wealth of manuscript and print sources from the era, A. Katie Harris uses the case of St. John of Matha’s stolen remains to explore the roles played by saints’ relics, the anxieties invested in them, their cultural meanings, and the changing modes of thought with which early modern Catholics approached them. While in theory a relic’s authenticity and identity might be proved by supernatural evidence, in practice early modern Church authorities often reached for proofs grounded in the material, human world—preferences that were representative of the standardizing and streamlining of sixteenth- and seventeenth-century saint-making. Harris examines how Matha’s advocates deployed material and documentary proofs, locating them within a framework of Scholastic concepts of individuation, identity, change, and persistence, and applying moral certainty to accommodate the inherent uncertainty of human evidence and relic knowledge. Engaging and accessible, The Stolen Bones of St. John of Matha raises an array of important questions surrounding relic identity and authenticity in seventeenth-century Europe. It will be of interest to students, scholars, and casual readers interested in European history, religious history, material culture, and Renaissance studies."

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À propos de l'auteur

A. Katie Harris is Associate Professor of History at the University of California, Davis.

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Éditeur
Pennsylvania State University Press
Date d'édition
2025
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0271095369
ISBN 13 
9780271095363
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
242
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
gpsr@libri.de
gpsr@libri.de

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