Sacred Relics

Sacred Relics

Author: Teresa Barnett

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Published: 2013-09-19

Total Pages: 263

ISBN-13: 022605974X

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A piece of Plymouth Rock. A lock of George Washington’s hair. Wood from the cabin where Abraham Lincoln was born. Various bits and pieces of the past—often called “association items”—may appear to be eccentric odds and ends, but they are valued because of their connections to prominent people and events in American history. Kept in museum collections large and small across the United States, such objects are the touchstones of our popular engagement with history. In Sacred Relics, Teresa Barnett explores the history of private collections of items like these, illuminating how Americans view the past. She traces the relic-collecting tradition back to eighteenth-century England, then on to articles belonging to the founding fathers and through the mass collecting of artifacts that followed the Civil War. Ultimately, Barnett shows how we can trace our own historical collecting from the nineteenth century’s assemblages of the material possessions of great men and women.


The Sacred Trusts

The Sacred Trusts

Author: Topkapı Sarayı Müzesi. Hırka-i Saadet Dairesi

Publisher: Tughra Books

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 380

ISBN-13: 1932099727

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This gorgeous, full-color photographic guide reveals the marvelous collection of the sacred relics at the Topkapi Palace Museum in Istanbul, which houses more than 600 invaluable belongings from prophets such as Abraham, Moses, and Muhammad as well as a number of Muslim saints. Excavated from the most restricted rooms of the palace, the entire selection?including the pieces that are not on exhibit for daily visits?is compiled here for the first time in this fundamental handbook, making it perfect for students interested in Ottoman history, sacred relics of the Ottoman rule, or the broader Islamic heritage.


Saints and Sacred Matter

Saints and Sacred Matter

Author: Cynthia Jean Hahn

Publisher: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780884024064

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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.


The Reliquary Effect

The Reliquary Effect

Author: Cynthia Hahn

Publisher: Reaktion Books

Published: 2016-11-15

Total Pages: 330

ISBN-13: 1780237022

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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. Hahn looks deeply into the Christian tradition, examining relics and reliquaries throughout history and around the world, going from the earliest years of the cult of saints through to the post-Reformation response. She looks at relic footprints, incorrupt bodies, the Crown of Thorns, the Shroud of Turin, and many other renowned relics, and she shows how the architectural creation of sacred space and the evocation of the biblical tradition of the temple is central to the reliquary’s numinous power. She also discusses relics from other traditions—especially from Buddhism and Islam—and she even looks at how reliquaries figure in contemporary art. Fascinatingly illustrated throughout, this book is a must-read for anyone interested in the enduring power of sacred objects.


Furta Sacra

Furta Sacra

Author: Patrick J. Geary

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Published: 2011-06-27

Total Pages: 237

ISBN-13: 1400820200

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To obtain sacred relics, medieval monks plundered tombs, avaricious merchants raided churches, and relic-mongers scoured the Roman catacombs. In a revised edition of Furta Sacra, Patrick Geary considers the social and cultural context for these acts, asking how the relics were perceived and why the thefts met with the approval of medieval Christians.


Strange Beauty

Strange Beauty

Author: Cynthia Jean Hahn

Publisher: Penn State Press

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 318

ISBN-13: 0271050780

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"A study of reliquaries as a form of representation in medieval art. Explores how reliquaries stage the importance and meaning of relics using a wide range of artistic means from material and ornament to metaphor and symbolism"--Provided by publisher.


Relics

Relics

Author: Joan Carroll Cruz

Publisher: TAN Books

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 476

ISBN-13: 0895558505

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Scripture speaks of miracles wrought through relics: a dead man was raised when Elisha’s bones touched him, and the clothing of Jesus and His apostles healed the sick. In the early Church, Masses were celebrated over the bones of the martyrs, and phials of their blood have effected countless miracles. Direct successors of the Apostles themselves speak of venerating relics; Church Fathers encourage it; throughout the ages of Catholic legacy, relics of the saints are always present. The Church takes diligent care in preserving and documenting the authenticity of her relics. Best-selling author Joan Carroll Cruz takes full advantage of these resources. With painstaking research, she exposes the details behind hundreds of the Church’s most famous and beloved relics. She covers 38 second-class relicsof our Lord and Lady, such as the Holy Grail and Our Lady’s Veil, and relics of all sorts from 75 favorite saints, such as St. Mary Magdalene, St. Agnes, St. Charles Borromeo, St. Francis of Assisi, St. Maria Goretti, and many more! Relics is a unique collection of years of dedicated research about the lives of the saints and the mementos they left behind, to remind us of their presence and intercession for us.


TAMAN’NA E BAKHSHISH (THE EXPECTATION OF SALVATION)

TAMAN’NA E BAKHSHISH (THE EXPECTATION OF SALVATION)

Author: Muhammad Afthab Cassim al-Qaadiri Razvi Noori

Publisher: Noori Publications

Published: 2022-11-09

Total Pages: 218

ISBN-13:

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his Book is A Collection of 134 Spiritual Poems in English, including Hamd, Na'at and Manqabats written by his eminence by Hazrat Allama Mufti Afthab Cassim Al-Qaadiri Razvi Noori


Passion Relics and the Medieval Imagination

Passion Relics and the Medieval Imagination

Author: Cynthia Hahn

Publisher: University of California Press

Published: 2020-01-07

Total Pages: 175

ISBN-13: 0520305264

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Although objects associated with the Passion and suffering of Christ are among the most important and sacred relics venerated by the Catholic Church, this is the first study that considers how they were presented to the faithful. Cynthia Hahn adopts an accessible, informative, and holistic approach to the important history of Passion relics—first the True Cross, and then the collective group of Passion relics—examining their display in reliquaries, their presentation in church environments, their purposeful collection as centerpieces in royal and imperial collections, and finally their veneration in pictorial form as Arma Christi. Tracing the ways that Passion relics appear and disappear in response to Christian devotion and to historical phenomena, ranging from pilgrimage and the Crusades to the promotion of imperial power, this groundbreaking investigation presents a compelling picture of a very important aspect of late medieval and early modern devotion.


Hitler's Holy Relics

Hitler's Holy Relics

Author: Sidney Kirkpatrick

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2011-05-26

Total Pages: 473

ISBN-13: 1849832080

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From Paris to Stalingrad, the Nazis systematically plundered all manner of art and antiquities. But the first and most valuable treasure they looted were the Crown Jewels of the Holy Roman Empire. This is the true-life Indiana Jones story of a college professor turned Army sleuth who foils a Nazi plot to preserve these cherished symbols of Hitler's Thousand Year Reich. Author Sidney Kirkpatrick draws on recently discovered and previously unpublished documents, including interrogation and intelligence reports, diaries and correspondence, as well as on interviews with all remaining living participants involved with the case, to re-create this thrilling true-life story.