Hahn Cynthia - Passion Relics And The Medieval Imagination Art Architecture And Society - Hardcover

Binding: Hardcover
Description: Although objects associated with the Passion and suffering of Christ are among the most important and sacred relics venerated by the Catholic Church this is the first study that considers how they were presented to the faithful. Cynthia Hahn adopts an accessible informative and holistic approach to the important history of Passion relics first the True Cross and then the collective group of Passion relics examining their display in reliquaries their presentation in church environments their purposeful collection as centerpieces in royal and imperial collections and finally their veneration in pictorial form as Arma Christi. Tracing the ways that Passion relics appear and disappear in response to Christian devotion and to historical phenomena ranging from pilgrimage and the Crusades to the promotion of imperial power this groundbreaking investigation presents a compelling picture of a very important aspect of late medieval and early modern devotion.
Title: Passion Relics And The Medieval Imagination Art Architecture And Society
Author(s): Hahn Cynthia
Publisher: University Of California Press
Barcode: 9780520305267
Pages: 176 Pages, 52 Color Illustrations
Publication Date: 1/7/2020
Series: Franklin D. Murphy Lectures
Category: Christian Worship, Rites & Ceremonies