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1 online resource (308 pages) : illustrations. |
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Crossing boundaries: Turku medieval and early modern studies
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Crossing boundaries: Turku medieval and early modern studies.
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Contents |
Introduction. The material and allegorical presence of the Saint's remains; The long last journey of Thomas's dust; The Thomas relic cults; Readings of the corpse : textual, allegorical, and iconographic; A note on the spelling of names; 1. The Death of Thomas, 7 March 1274. The memory of Thomas's arrival at the Monastery of Fossanova; At Thomas's bedside; Visions of the last breath; The funeral; 2. The Miraculous Body in Fossanova. Hidden corpse, revealed sainthood; The tomb at the centre of liturgical practices -- 'Blessed Thomas, the saint corpse, release me from this fever'; Divided body, fragmented sanctity -- 3. Thomas's Land : Praesentia among the Faithful. Becoming the Patron Saint of Priverno; Rays of sainthood around Fossanova; The strongholds of Thomas's cult in Southern Italy; The treasure in Fondi; 4. Written Remembrance of the Remains. A problematic possession in the hagiography; Memorial practices of the body on Thomas's Feast Day; Promoting the rightful ownership of Thomas's corpse; Thomas's Neapolitan memory; The importance of the matter; Conclusion : The Endless Story -- Appendix 1: DE SANCTO Thome de AquinoTranscription from the manuscript Vat. lat. 10153. |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Thomas, Aquinas, Saint, 1225?-1274 -- Relics.
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Thomas, Aquinas, Saint, 1225?-1274. |
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Relics. |
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Death -- Religious aspects -- Catholic Church.
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Death -- Religious aspects -- Catholic Church. |
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Electronic books.
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Print version: Räsänen, Marika. Thomas Aquinas's relics as focus for conflict and cult in the late Middle Ages. Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2017 9789089648730 9089648739 (OCoLC)944087334 |
ISBN |
9789048527373 (electronic book) |
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9048527376 (electronic book) |
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9789089648730 |
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9089648739 |
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