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Sacred Theft

Sacred Theft is a ritualized transgressive act performed by trickster figures that constitutes a culturally significant appropriation of divine or taboo knowledge, objects, or powers, distinguished from profane theft by its generative function in establishing cosmic order, human customs, or spiritual access.

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2017–2026

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Publications

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Furta Sacra: Thefts of Relics in the Central Middle Ages

John M. McCulloh, Patrick J. Geary · The American Historical Review · 1979 · 320 citations

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Furta Sacra. Thefts of Relics in the Central Middle Ages

Kevin Trainor, Patrick J. Geary · Numen · 1993 · 111 citations

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When Is a Theft Not a Theft? Relic Theft and the Cult of the Buddha's Relics in Sri Lanka

Kevin Trainor · Numen · 1992 · 18 citations

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The Early Qing Mystery of the Governor's Stolen Silver

Allan H. Barr · Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies · 2000 · 13 citations

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The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century.

Yasemin Saplakoglu, Andrea Gawrylewski · Scientific American · 2018 · 11 citations

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Authors

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  1. KT
    Kevin Trainor

    University of Vermont, United States

    2 publications · 129 citations

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  2. PJ
    Patrick J. Geary

    Institute for Advanced Study, United States

    2 publications · 431 citations

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  3. JM
    John M. McCulloh

    Kansas State University, United States

    1 publications · 320 citations

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  4. AG
    Andrea Gawrylewski

    1 publications · 11 citations

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  5. RR
    Ruth Richardson

    Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom

    1 publications · 10 citations

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Institutions

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  1. The Royal Free Hospital

    London, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    10 citations

  2. Roland Hill (United Kingdom)

    Wigton, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    10 citations

  3. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    10 citations

  4. University of Vermont

    Burlington, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    18 citations

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Venues

  1. Numen

    2 publications · 129 citations

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  2. The American Historical Review

    AHR · 1 publications · 320 citations

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  3. The Lancet

    1 publications · 10 citations

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  4. Scientific American

    1 publications · 11 citations

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  5. Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies

    HJAS · 1 publications · 13 citations

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