Relics and Remains
Author | : Alexandra Walsham |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 364 |
Release | : 2010 |
ISBN-10 | : UOM:39076002889140 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (40 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Relics and Remains by : Alexandra Walsham
Download or read book Relics and Remains written by Alexandra Walsham and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of essays explores relics as religious and cultural phenomena. It considers the ways in which human remains and material objects have become the focus of worship, celebrity, curiosity, and conflict in a range of eras and cultures stretching from antiquity to the twenty-first century.