Medieval and Early Modern Devotional Objects in Global Perspective: Translations of the Sacred

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0230616046
• ISBN13: 9780230616042
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 259 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.3"