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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| Format: | Elektronisch E-Book |
| Sprache: | English |
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London ; New York
Bloomsbury Academic
2024
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| Schriftenreihe: | Object lessons
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| Zusammenfassung: | "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." |
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| Beschreibung: | 1 Online-Ressource |
| ISBN: | 9798765102275 9798765102305 9798765102299 |
| DOI: | 10.5040/9798765102275 |