Public Uses of Human Remains and Relics in History - Paperback

by Silvia Cavicchioli (Editor), Luigi Provero (Editor)

Venerated and studied, or else repudiated and rediscovered, human remains ensure continuity with the past. This volume intends to reconstruct the complexity of the cult and symbols they have generated and the uses assigned to them in Italy in different historical periods.

Author Biography

Silvia Cavicchioli is Researcher of Contemporary History at the University of Turin.

Luigi Provero is Full Professor of Medieval History at the University of Turin.