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An interesting non-academic web site with a catalogue of some relics is
http://www.ichrusa.com/saintsalive/
-- Mary Suydam
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> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
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> Nickell, Joe. Looking for a Miracle: Weeping Icons, Relics, Stigmata,
> Visions & Healing Cures. Buffalo NY: Prometheus Books, 1993.
>
> Head, Thomas, "The Cult of the Saints and their Relics." ORB: The Online
> Reference Book for Medieval Studies.
> http://orb.rhodes.edu/encyclop/religion/hagiography/cult.htm
>
> Vauchez, Andre, Sainthood in the Later Middle Ages. Cambridge: CUP, 1997.
> Body/Relics/Christ's Body: 427-443; Miracles: 444-477.
>
> Rollason, David:
> Saints and relics in Anglo-Saxon England. Oxford: Blackwell, 1989.
>
> This is just a random list of titles dealing with the subject.
>
> Weinstein and Bell might have a catalogue of relics in their _Saints and
> Society_.
> A very thorough German study on the subject has been provided by
> Angenendt, Arnold, Heilige und Reliquien: die Geschichte ihres Kultes vom
> frühen Christentum bis zur Gegenwart. München, 1994.
>
> Enjoy,
>
> Sandra
>
>
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> Sandra Lowerre, MA
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> English Department GB
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> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Alex Hunt
> Sent: 06 February 2002 15:37
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> Subject: [M-R] Relics of the Saints
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> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
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> Firstly - I'm not a specialist in this field (but with an archaeological
> training) so apologies if my question seems completely naive...
>
> My queries are as follows:
>
> * Can anyone provide me with references - academic papers through to more
> synthetic texts - for studies on relics of the Saints (historical,
> archaeological, ethnographic, socialogical, whatever....)?
>
> * Tell me whether there has been any (successful?) attempt to catalogue
> relics - either for particular countires or on a pan-European basis and/or
> for particular categories of relic or for particular saints?
>
> For the record the query is one of personal interest prompted by recent
> travels in Italy and Spain.
>
> Many thanks
>
> Alex
>
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