Parading Staurothekes in Norman Sicily: Relics, Community, and the Conversion of the Other†

This article explores the liturgical functions of cross-shaped staurothekes, reliquaries of the True Cross, in twelfth-century Sicily. These luxurious objects were once at the centre of the devotion of the growing Christian communities on an island undergoing dramatic social changes. This contributi...

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Main Author: Rodríguez Viejo, Jesús 1988- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell 2021
In: Journal of religious history
Year: 2021, Volume: 45, Issue: 2, Pages: 304-334
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Kingdom / Interreligiosity / Christianity / Staurothek / Cross of Christ / Relic / Procession / Conversion (Religion)
RelBib Classification:CB Christian life; spirituality
CC Christianity and Non-Christian religion; Inter-religious relations
KAE Church history 900-1300; high Middle Ages
KBJ Italy
RC Liturgy
RH Evangelization; Christian media
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