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Religious Objects in Museums: Private Lives and Public Duties
Religious Objects in Museums Private Lives and Public Duties
Author: Crispin Paine
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, and curators recognising that objects can only be unders...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781847887733
ISBN-10: 1847887732
Publication Date: 9/4/2012
Pages: 192
Edition: 1
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Publisher: Berg Publishers
Book Type: Paperback
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