Body and Sacred Place in Medieval Europe, 1100-1389

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ISBN: 9780415803526 | 0415803527
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Copyright: 8/21/2009

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Body and Sacred Place in Medieval Europe investigates the medieval understanding of sacred place, arguing for the centrality of bodies and bodily metaphors to the establishment, function, use, and power of medieval churches.

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List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Incorporating Conceptions of Medieval Sacred Places
Learned Conceptions of Sacred Place: Building and Body as Two Facades of Christian Worship in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries
History Incarnate: Human Bodies and Ideal Sacred Place in The Miracles of Our Lady of Chartres
Mundane and Profane Uses of Medieval Sacred Places
Earthly Uses of Heavenly Spaces: Non-Liturgical Activities in Sacred Place
Body as Champion of Church Authority and Sacred Place: The Murder of Thomas Becket Conclusion: Division and Decomposition Epilogue: Body and Sacred Place in the Wake of September 11: Resurrecting Medieval Metaphors in the Modern World
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Bibliography
Index
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Body and Sacred Place in Medieval Europe, 1100-1389

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