THE RELIQUARY EFFECT

From skeletons to strips of cloth to little pieces of dust, reliquaries can be found in many forms, and while sometimes they may see m grotesque on their surface, they are nonetheless invested with great spiritual and memorial value. In this book, Cynthia Hahn offe rs the first full survey in English of the societal value of reliquaries, showing how they commemorate religious and historical even ts and, more important, inspire awe, faith, and, for many, the miraculous.Hahn looks deeply into the Christian tradition, examining relics an...[Read more]