Review: Museums of World Religions: Displaying the Divine, Shaping Cultures, by Charles D. Orzech

In Museums of World Religions, Charles Orzech takes readers on a brief global tour of five unique museums of religion, focusing on how the curation of religious objects in each museum shapes public perceptions about religion in general and world religions in particular. Orzech not only introduces re...

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Main Author: Halmhofer, Stephanie (Author)
Format: Electronic Review
Language:English
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Published: University of Californiarnia Press 2023
In: Nova religio
Year: 2023, Volume: 26, Issue: 4, Pages: 112-113
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