TY - BOOK ID - 32437266 TI - The reliquary effect : enshrining the sacred object PY - 2016 SN - 9781780236551 1780236557 PB - London : Reaktion books, DB - UniCat KW - Reliquaries KW - Relics KW - Reliquaires KW - Reliques KW - History. KW - History KW - Histoire KW - Reliquaries - History KW - Relics - History KW - Art and Design. KW - Christian art and symbolism. KW - Reliquaires. KW - Reliquaries. KW - reliquaries. KW - Aspect social. KW - Social aspects. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:32437266 AB - From skeletons to strips of cloth to little pieces of dust, reliquaries can be found in many forms, and while sometimes they may seem grotesque on their surface, they are nonetheless invested with great spiritual and memorial value. In this book, Cynthia Hahn offers the first full survey in English of the societal value of reliquaries, showing how they commemorate religious and historical events and, more important, inspire awe, faith, and, for many, the miraculous. ER -