(The Conversation) — Through the power of rituals, inanimate objects can be understood to transform into agents who can see, hear, taste and respond to the concerns of those who worship them. (The ...

Part 1. Exhibiting Hindu and Sikh Religious Objects in Museums. 1. What do Indian images really want? : a biographical approach / Richard H. Davis ; 2. Under the gaze of Kali : exhibitionism in the ...

Museums are great levelers. Inside their walls, narratives, portraits, icons and altarpieces become paintings; crucifixes, totems and temple gods become sculptures; sacred objects, out of context, ...

Museum Architecture and the Sacred: Modes of Engagement / Gretchen Buggeln -- Toward a Theology of the Art Museum / Karla Cavarra Britton -- Native Americans on the National Mall: the architecture of ...

Sacred sites around the world face an uncomfortable paradox. The very tourism that brings awareness and economic support also contributes to their degradation. Every year, millions of visitors arrive ...

Sex and religion have always had a somewhat uneasy relationship. When the two intersect there is often controversy, heated debate, and/or scandal. However, there are small numbers of people who are ...