Religious objects in museums : private lives and public duties /

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Author / Creator:	Paine, Crispin.
Edition:	English ed.
Imprint:	London ; New York : Berg Publishers, 2013.
Description:	1 online resource (xv, 144 pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of plates) : illustrations
Language:	English
Subject:	Museums -- Religious aspects. Museums -- Social aspects. Religious articles. Museums -- Curatorship. Museum visitors. Museum exhibits -- Religious aspects. Museum exhibits -- Social aspects. Religion and culture. Museum exhibits -- Religious aspects. Museum exhibits -- Social aspects. Museum visitors. Museums -- Curatorship. Museums -- Religious aspects. Museums -- Social aspects. Religion and culture. Religious articles.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12481356

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ISBN:	9780857852984 0857852981 9781474215411 1474215416 9780857852991 085785299X 9781847887733 1847887732 9781847887740 1847887740
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record.
Summary:	In the past, museums often changed the meaning of icons or statues of deities from sacred to aesthetic, or used them to declare the superiority of Western society, or simply as cultural and historical evidence. The last generation has seen faith groups demanding to control 'their' objects, and curators recognising that objects can only be understood within their original religious context. In recent years there has been an explosion of interest in the role religion plays in museums, with major exhibitions highlighting the religious as well as the historical nature of objects. Using examples fr.
Other form:	Print version: Paine, Crispin. Religious objects in museums. English ed. London ; New York : Berg Publishers, 2013 9781847887733
Standard no.:	10.5040/9781474215411

Table of 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?

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