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Medieval And Early Modern Devotional Objects In Global Perspective: Translations Of The Sacred

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Medieval And Early Modern Devotional Objects In Global Perspective: Translations Of The Sacred

Publication Date: 2010-11-26

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Medieval And Early Modern Devotional Objects In Global Perspective: Translations Of The Sacred

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ISBN:: 9780230616042
Category:: History of Religion
Format:: Hardback
Publication Date:: 2010-11-26
Series:: New Middle Ages
Illustrations:: Illustrations
Country of origin:: United Kingdom
Pages:: 288
Dimensions (mm):: 240x159x20mm
Weight:: 499g

Synopsis

The essays create an interdisciplinary conversation about the nature and function of sacred and devotional objects across the globe during the medieval and Early Modern period. Topics include the veneration of relics of the Buddha, the cult of the saints in medieval and early modern Ireland, medieval surveys of pagan and Christian Rome.