Beschreibung:
Follows on from the success of "The Empire Of Death", which has attracted a global cult following, this is an astonishing volume featuring seventy spectacularly jewelled skeletons, with rare archive material and the stories behind them.
Introduction: Blessed Bones . 1. Holy Bodies: Relics and the Roman Catacombs . 2. The Church Triumphant: Constructing the Catacomb Saints . 3. Communal Property: Jeweled Skeletons and Civic Identity 4. The Mighty Will Fall: The End of the Reign of the Catacomb Saints Notes, Acknowledgments, List of Sites, Index