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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 Academic, 2013.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | AM7 .P25 2013 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xv, 144 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations; 24 cm
- Subjects
- ART / History / General
- SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture
- SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural
- ART / Museum Studies
- Religion and culture
- Museum exhibits > Social aspects
- Museum exhibits > Religious aspects
- Museum visitors
- Museums > Curatorship
- Religious articles
- Museums > Social aspects
- Museums > Religious aspects
- 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?
- ISBN
- 9781847887740 (hardback)
- 1847887740 (hardback)
- 9781847887733 (pbk.)
- 1847887732 (pbk.)
- LCCN
- 2012027469
- 99953293343
- OCLC
- 764357799
- ocn764357799
- SCSB-9624909
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries