What remains
Women, relics and remembrance in the aftermath of the Fourth Crusade
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11892187 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Anne E Lester (University of Colorado Boulder, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 311-328 |
| Publication date | 2014-05-30 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Medieval History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0304-4181 • E-ISSN: 1873-1279 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03044181.2014.917834 |
| OpenAlex | W1969561784 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
After the fall of Constantinople to the Latin Crusaders in 1204 hundreds of relics were carried into the West as diplomatic gifts, memorabilia and tokens of victory. Yet many relics were also sent privately between male crusaders and their spouses and female kin. As recipients of relics women were often called upon to initiate new relic cults and practices of commemoration in honour of the men who sent these objects and who often never returned from the East. By considering the material quality of Fourth Crusade relics, this article argues that they were objects that exercised a profound effect on the lives of those receiving them, influencing their perceptions and actions, focusing practices of commemoration and ultimately shaping the memory of the crusade. Relics formed the scaffolding that recursively evoked a venerated martyr, a kinsman dead in the East, a family's crusading lineage, and broader ideas of religious sacrifice
Ancient history · Archaeology · Honour · Martyr · Political science · Politics · Sacrifice · Victory · African history and culture analysis · Byzantine Studies and History · History · Law · Medieval History and Crusades
| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.89 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2023 (7) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |