Edgar Vella: Treasures of Faith, Relics and Reliquaries in the Diocese of Malta during the Baroque Period, 1600 – 1798Midsea Books, Malta, 2016. I wanted to believe that my favourite book on relics and reliquaries of the baroque period would always remain Heavenly Bodies, published recently by Paul Koudounaris. A creepy, weird, disturbing volume if ever there was one, a book meant to shock and amaze, to return the dregs of death to a suspended life, perhaps to promote faith by the excesses of faith. It dealt mostly with how the skeletons from the Roman catacombs, presumed to be those of... This article is part of our premium content. Full story is available on Times of Malta Premium.
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