Public Uses of Human Remains and Relics in History

Book Overview

Venerated and studied, or else repudiated and rediscovered, human remains ensure continuity with the past. This volume intends to reconstruct the complexity of the cult and symbols they have generated and the uses assigned to them in Italy in different historical periods.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032086157
• ISBN13: 9781032086156
• Release Date: June 2021
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"