Dealing with Rose and Romance: Challenges in the Exhibition of Islamic Objects in Ethnological Museums

The GRASSI Museum of Ethnology in Leipzig1 (MVL) has collected around 200,000 objects, of which over 3,500 originated from West Asia and North Africa. The pieces were bought, donated, or bequeathed, and some were added to the museum during the colonial period. By acquiring and receiving donations fr...

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Main Author: Eskandaripour, Pardis (Author)
Format: Electronic/Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Philipps-Universität Marburg Georg Olms Verlag 2022
In: Handling religious things
Year: 2022, Pages: 153-168
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