Saturday, January 28, 2012

Oldest Piece of Indigenous Christian Art of the New World to be Shown in Cuba

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Not sure how significant this is, but... Cuba has borrowed from the Vatican's Missionary Ethnological Museum the oldest piece of i...
Friday, January 27, 2012

A History of Christianity in Indonesia

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One book that I would love to own is  A History of Christianity in Indonesia , edited by Jan S. Aritonang and Karel A. Steenbrink.  Howeve...
Tuesday, January 17, 2012

New Book: Christian Themes in Indian Art from Mughal Times to the Present

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While I'm working on a short history of contextualized Christian art in India, I came across this recently published book titled  ...
Sunday, January 15, 2012

Lecture: Dimensions of Sacred Space: Mandalas in Early Tibetan Buddhist Art and Architecture

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Just saw this announcement about an upcoming lecture on Monday, Jan. 23, 7:30 p.m. at the  Michael C. Carlos Museum at Emory University ...
Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Preservation of the World’s Oldest Illustrated Christian Manuscript

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Here's an interesting story from last year, detailing the preservation in 2006 of two Ethiopian Orthodox manuscripts called The Gari...
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Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Christian Folk Art from India

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Here's a recent exhibition that I wish I could've seen-- "Christian Folk Art from India" at Augusta Savage Gallery at U...
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Saturday, December 24, 2011

Nativity and Christmas Images from Around the World

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Here are two sources for some beautiful nativity and Christmas images that showcase the artistry of nonwestern cultures: The first was...
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