The Troublesome Relic of a "Troublesome Priest"? Negotiating the Boundaries of Religion, History, and Popular Culture in Anglican Canterbury
In 2016, an extraordinary holy relic arrived in England from Hungary: a fragment reputedly of the murdered medieval archbishop, Thomas Becket. The relic found a warm reception at Canterbury Cathedral—the foremost seat of Anglicanism and the scene of Becket's martyrdom—five centuries after saint...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Saskatchewan
[2019]
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Journal of religion and popular culture
Year: 2019, Volume: 31, Issue: 2, Pages: 153-166 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Thomas a Becket 1118-1170
/ Translation (Catholic church)
/ Cathedral Church of Christ (Canterbury)
/ Reception
/ Catholic church
/ Anglican Church
/ The Sacred
/ Publicity
/ Media
/ The Profane
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| RelBib Classification: | CD Christianity and Culture CG Christianity and Politics CH Christianity and Society KBF British Isles KCD Hagiography; saints |
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Canterbury Cathedral
B Thomas Becket B Pilgrimage B Christian relics B Richard III B Anglicanism B medieval saints |
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