Religious objects in museums private lives and public duties
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,...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; New York :
Berg Publishers
2013.
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| Edición: | English ed |
| Colección: | EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
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| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b4434191x*spi |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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?
