Description: "This book argues that whole-body saints (intact skeletons) in Bavaria functioned differently than the small, fragmented relics common in the medieval period. By devising and using this innovative relic presentation, early modern Bavarians materially expressed their loyalty to the universal Roman Catholic church and created local and exclusive patrons for their towns and villages"--
Review Quotes: Bedazzled Saints is a dizzying must-read. It is highly readable, deeply learned and extremely compelling. One would be hard pressed to offer even a single point of critique. Every single chapter bristles with more insights than one finds in the average monograph and no short review can do it justice. This book will be required reading for scholars of early modern religion and should feature on student reading lists.--English Historical Review