The Early Modern Invention of Late Antique Rome: How Historiography Helped Create the Crypt of the Popes
At some point in late antiquity, most scholars believe, Christians reversed the powerful valence of death pollution and considered corpses and bones to be sacred. The rise of the Cult of the Saints' or cult of relics' is widely accepted as a curious social phenomenon that characterized l...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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De Gruyter
[2018]
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Archiv für Religionsgeschichte
Year: 2018, Volume: 20, Issue: 1, Pages: 91-109 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Roman Empire
/ Late Antiquity
/ Death
/ Cultic purity
/ Relic veneration
/ Vatikanische Grotten, Peterskirche Rom
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| RelBib Classification: | AG Religious life; material religion BE Greco-Roman religions CB Christian life; spirituality NBQ Eschatology |
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