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Religious objects in museums : private lives and public duties
- Title
- Religious objects in museums : private lives and public duties / Crispin Paine.
- Author
- Paine, Crispin.
- Publication
- London ; New York : Bloomsbury, 2013.
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Details
- Description
- xv, 144 p., [8] leaves of plates : ill.; 24 cm.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Objects curated : How curators ascribe a new significance to their objects, but still offer them respect even when keeping them under tight control -- Objects visited : How religious objects relate to their visitors -- Objects worshipped and worshipping : How objects in museums can be worshipped or even "worshipping" -- Objects claimed : How religious objects are demanded "back" from museums -- Objects respected : What respecting a religious object means, and how respect is shown -- Objects demanding and dangerous : How religious objects are put into museums to render them harmless, and how relics can turn the museum into a shrine -- Objects elevating : How objects in museums can be purely secular, yet as Works of Art or works of Nature have spiritual power and the ability to elevate the soul -- Objects militant : How religious objects are converted and fight for their new masters -- Objects promotional : How religious objects promote the faith of their masters -- Objects explanatory and evidential : How religious objects explain their faith and their culture -- Conclusion: What have we learnt and how we can help religious objects in museums fulfil their public duties?
- Call Number
- JFE 13-3810
- ISBN
- 9781847887733 (pbk.)
- 1847887732 (pbk.)
- 9781847887740 ()
- 1847887740 ()
- LCCN
- 2012027469
- OCLC
- 764357799
- Author
- Paine, Crispin.
- Title
- Religious objects in museums : private lives and public duties / Crispin Paine.
- Imprint
- London ; New York : Bloomsbury, 2013.
- Edition
- English ed.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 13-3810