Download or read book Medieval and Early Modern Devotional Objects in Global Perspective written by E. Robertson and published by Palgrave Macmillan. This book was released on 2010-11-26 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The essays create an interdisciplinary conversation about the nature and function of sacred and devotional objects across the globe during the medieval and Early Modern period. Topics include the veneration of relics of the Buddha, the cult of the saints in medieval and early modern Ireland, medieval surveys of pagan and Christian Rome.