Religious objects in museums : private lives and public duties /: private lives and public duties. (2013 copyright 2013)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Crispin Paine.
• Other Names: Paine, Crispin
• Contents: 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?
• Publisher Details: London : Bloomsbury Academic
• Publication Date: 2013
• Extent: 1 online resource (192 pages)
• Subjects: 200.75; Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography; Museums -- Religious aspects; Museums -- Social aspects; Religious articles; Museums -- Curatorship; Museum visitors; Museum exhibits -- Religious aspects; Museum exhibits -- Social aspects; Religion and culture; ART / Museum Studies; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture; ART / History / General; Material culture; History of art / art & design styles; Art -- Museum Studies; Social Science -- Anthropology -- Cultural; Social Science -- Popular Culture; Art -- History -- General; Museology & heritage studies
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780857852991
• Related ISBNs: 085785299X
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.