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Religious art from four continents and across cultures – seeing and smelling the sacred
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Holy Smoke
Censers Across Cultures
"Holy Smoke: Censers Across Cultures" investigates the practice of incense – the use of material objects to communicate with the divine – in religious context as it has been used in cultures worldwide across historical periods, religions, and cultures.
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The fragrant smoke of incense filling the air can be witnessed in any tradition, whether polytheistic or monotheistic, whether in the Ancient Near East, or Medieval Europe. Censers are ubiquitous among religious paraphernalia, and on a truly global scale. Focusing on case studies not only places the censer in a constellation of other religious artefacts, but also relocates the importance of rituals that have long been placed at the margins of the study of religion, art and ritual. Emerging from this, we hope, is a better grasp of the role of sensorial elements in the fostering of the devotional practices of world religions.
As a special feature, the publication is wrapped in carbon paper and thus highlights the book's contents. When unpacking, an individual and unique cover design is created for each copy.
As a special feature, the publication is wrapped in carbon paper and thus highlights the book's contents. When unpacking, an individual and unique cover design is created for each copy.
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Ed. Beate Fricke
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Contributions by C. Brittenham, Béatrice Caseau, J. Elsner, N. Dennis, B. Fricke, M. Gaifman, M. Graves, K. Neumann, Y. Ning, K. Stern, A. Stielau
338 pages, 170 colour illustrations21.6 × 30.5 cm, hardcover
HIRMER PREMIUM
Linen binding, uncoated paper stock
As a special feature, the publication is wrapped in carbon paper and thus highlights the book's contents. When unpacking, an individual and unique cover design is created for each copy.
ISBN: 978-3-7774-3948-8
Keywords
Sacred art, rituals, fumigate
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