Relic:

"Every culture, every religion, every time period has enshrined otherwise regular objects with a significance which gestures beyond their literal importance. Whether the bone of a Catholic martyr, the tooth of a Buddhist lama, or the cloak of a Sufi saint, relics are material conduits to the im...

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Main Author: Simon, Ed (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York Bloomsbury Academic 2024
Series:Object lessons
Bloomsbury collections
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Online Access:DE-12
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Summary:"Every culture, every religion, every time period has enshrined otherwise regular objects with a significance which gestures beyond their literal importance. Whether the bone of a Catholic martyr, the tooth of a Buddhist lama, or the cloak of a Sufi saint, relics are material conduits to the immaterial world. Yet relics aren't just a feature of religion; the exact same sense of the transcendent animates objects of political, historical, and cultural significance. From Abraham Lincoln's death mask to Vladimir Lenin's embalmed corpse, Emily Dickinson's envelopes to Jimi Hendrix's guitar pick, relics are the objects which the faithful understand as being more than just objects. Material things of sacred importance, relics are indicative of a culture's deepest values."
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource
ISBN:9798765102275
9798765102305
9798765102299
DOI:10.5040/9798765102275

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