{"product_id":"relics-and-war-in-the-joaquzn-serrano-del-pozo-9781802703351","title":"Relics and War in the Eastern Roman Empire: Christian Charismatic Objects in Byzantine Military Contexts and Society","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book examines the use of Christian relics as protective amulets, emblems, and talismans in war and military contexts in the Eastern Roman Empire (ca. 310-1204). For centuries, Christians have venerated the mortal remains of holy figures and objects sanctified by contact with them as relics and believed in their miraculous powers. This book explores how the belief in protective relics and associated cultural practices emerged in Late Antiquity and developed over the Middle Ages, with a focus on Constantinople and the Eastern Mediterranean. It proposes a chronology for the development of these beliefs and associated practices, reassesses the ritual and processional use of relics, and analyzes how the Byzantine imperial elite deployed relics to build social cohesion, authority, and legitimacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joaquín Serrano del Pozo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1802703357\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781802703351\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e ARC Humanities Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/31\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 249\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Joaquín Serrano del Pozo","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":49148524462335,"sku":"9781802703351","price":165.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/relics-and-war-in-the-joaquzn-serrano-del-pozo-9781802703351","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}