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Sacred Objects and Sacred Places
Language: en
Pages: 314
Authors: Andrew Gulliford
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2000 - Publisher: Niwot, Colo. : University Press of Colorado

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The issues of returning human remains, curating sacred objects, and preserving tribal traditions are addressed to provide the reader with a full picture of Nati
Sacred Objects in Secular Spaces
Language: en
Pages: 217
Authors: Bruce M. Sullivan
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-10-22 - Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

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We have long recognized that many objects in museums were originally on display in temples, shrines, or monasteries, and were religiously significant to the com
Sacred Sites, Sacred Places
Language: en
Pages: 326
Authors: David L. Carmichael
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-04-15 - Publisher: Routledge

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Sacred Sites, Sacred Places explores the concept of 'sacred' and what it means and implies to people in differing cultures. It looks at why people regard some p
Loci Sacri
Language: en
Pages: 285
Authors: Thomas Coomans
Categories: Architecture
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012 - Publisher: Leuven University Press

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Sacred places are not static entities but reveal a historical dynamic. This volume explores both the cultural developments that have shaped them and their varie
Sacred Natural Sites
Language: en
Pages: 338
Authors: Bas Verschuuren
Categories: Nature
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-06-25 - Publisher: Routledge

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Sacred Natural Sites are the world's oldest protected places. This book focuses on a wide spread of both iconic and lesser known examples such as sacred groves