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La pratica religiosa della società medievale traboccava da ogni parte di reliquie. A ossa, sangue, latte, capelli, denti e abiti, oppure a oggetti quali la Corona di Spine agognata da Luigi IX di Francia, trasformati in sacri oggetti di culto, veniva attribuito il potere di avvicinare il credente al santo che avrebbe interceduto presso Dio per la sua salvezza. In questo libro, la prima storia generale della nascita e dello sviluppo del culto delle reliquie, Charles Freeman accompagna il lettore in un sorprendente viaggio dai primi secoli del cristianesimo all'età moderna, mostrando come la loro enorme diffusione rispondesse a esigenze specifiche della gente comune in un'epoca divisa tra luce e tenebre, in cui l'Europa soggiaceva costantemente alla minaccia di sommosse, di pestilenze e del fuoco infernale e come proprio a partire da tale culto venne organizzandosi una parte importante della cristianizzazione di Roma, del mondo antico e poi dell'intera società medievale. Lungi dall'essere semplicemente venerate, le reliquie venivano anche vendute, collezionate, perdute, trafugate, duplicate e distrutte: garantivano ottimi affari e costituivano un formidabile strumento di propaganda cui si ricorreva perfino per esibire potenza militare.
- ISBN: 8806209698
- Casa Editrice: Einaudi
- Pagine: 346
- Data di uscita: 28-02-2012
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Magic, effected either by angels or devils, pervaded the medieval world. and i snapped. я була готова читати цю книжку навіть після слів про поклоніння святим (насправді вшанування) як по суті політеїзм (насправді ні), бо народна побожність і зараз викидає дивовижні коні, що вже казати про менш поінфо Leggi tutto
If you’ve read A Morbid Taste for Bones , Ellis Peter’s medieval murder-mystery, you will understand just how important holy relics were for any aspiring religious institution of the day, not just bones but skin, hair, finger and toe nails, blood, hearts, anything associated with the saintly. And the Leggi tutto
This is one of those books I wish I could review without leaving a rating. The tone the author takes is mildly ironic and sarcastic at times, seeming to indicate his own disbelief that anyone could take relics (his subject) seriously. At times I swear I could actually hear him rolling his eyes. Whic Leggi tutto
This is a wonderful and very readable history (actually I will qualify the history bit a few lines) of relics and the central place they held in the history of Christianity up to the reformation - and on this the book is excellent but what Mr. Freeman like all authors on this subject fail to recount Leggi tutto
Title: Holy Bones, Holy Dust Author: Charles Freeman Publisher: Yale University Press Publishing Date: 2011 Pgs: 306 pages Dewey: 235.2 FRE Disposition: Irving Public Library - South Campus - Irving, TX ======================================= REVIEW MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS Summary: Reliquary and Saint cults bega Leggi tutto
A fascinating subject. I never realised just how important relics were in medieval times, driving economies and power struggles. Nor how prevalent they supposedly were, with every monastery or city trying to outdo others with their collection of relics, even when that meant doubling up: "Six of the
I am not a believer in such things but take me to a church with some relics and I want to see them. Of course, I know that it's old bits of bone and cloth (albeit lovingly presented at times) but these objects, just like their locations, have a degree of power about them and when in Rome... This book Leggi tutto
This is a big dense book, absolutely brimming with information. Charles Freeman manages to convey so much information while remaining engaging and entertaining. There are chapters on specific relic cults, pilgrimages, the disputes about relics of Jesus and much more. If you have an interest in the hist Leggi tutto
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