Religious objects in museums : private lives and public duties /
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Author / Creator: | Paine, Crispin. |
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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 |
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Format: | E-Resource Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12481356 |
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?