Saints and Sacred Matter
Author | : Cynthia Jean Hahn |
Publisher | : Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2015 |
ISBN-10 | : 0884024067 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780884024064 |
Rating | : 4/5 (064 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Saints and Sacred Matter by : Cynthia Jean Hahn
Download or read book Saints and Sacred Matter written by Cynthia Jean Hahn and published by Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection. This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Saints and Sacred Matter explores the embodied aspects of the divine--physical remains of holy men and women and objects associated with them. Contributors explore how relics linked the past and present with an imagined future in essays that discuss Christian and other religious traditions from the ancient world such as Judaism and Islam.