Body and sacred place in medieval Europe, 1100-1389 / Dawn Marie Hayes.

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Superior document:Studies in medieval history and culture ; v. 18
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Year of Publication:2003
Language:English
Series:Studies in medieval history and culture ; v. 18.
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Physical Description:xxiii, 193 p. :; ill.
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Table of Contents:
  • 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
  • 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.