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Sacred Plunder
Language: en
Pages: 249
Authors: David M. Perry
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-06-18 - Publisher: Penn State Press

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In Sacred Plunder, David Perry argues that plundered relics, and narratives about them, played a central role in shaping the memorial legacy of the Fourth Crusa
Sacred History from the Creation to the Giving of the Law
Language: en
Pages: 564
Authors: Edward Porter Humphrey
Categories: Bible
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Plunder of the Ancients
Language: en
Pages: 269
Authors: Lucinda Schroeder
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-10-07 - Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

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In the heart of Indian Country in the American west, clandestine criminals have profited greatly from the sale of sacred Native American artifacts stolen from t
Bodies in Early Modern Religious Dissent
Language: en
Pages: 290
Authors: Elisabeth Fischer
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-05-31 - Publisher: Routledge

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In early modern times, religious affiliation was often communicated through bodily practices. Despite various attempts at definition, these practices remained e
Hitler's Holy Relics
Language: en
Pages: 473
Authors: Sidney Kirkpatrick
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-05-26 - Publisher: Simon and Schuster

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From Paris to Stalingrad, the Nazis systematically plundered all manner of art and antiquities. But the first and most valuable treasure they looted were the Cr