“Not Built as a Shrine, but as a Sacred Space”: The Devotional Nature of Museums Dedicated to Candidates for Sainthood

While museums have long been referred to as “secular shrines,” resembling the devotional attitude given to religious figures, with the rise in museums dedicated to candidates for sainthood, we are seeing how religious institutions are starting to use the museum model to create religious shrines as w...

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Main Author: Fleeson, Nathan e (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Taylor & Francis 2023
In: Material religion
Year: 2023, Volume: 19, Issue: 3, Pages: 284-304
Further subjects:B Solanus Casey Center
B museum studies
B Saint shrines
B saint candidates
B private devotion
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