Medieval and early modern devotional objects in global perspective: translations of the sacred
Éditeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN :
9780230616042
Date de publication :
26 nov. 2010
Dimensions :
21,6 x 14,0 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
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.