Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-187) and index.
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.
Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
