Following the crucifixion of Jesus, it was common for pilgrims to collect dirt and pebbles from Holy Land sites.
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Relics often provided a way to bring more pilgrims into a church – and therefore, more offerings.
After a year of pandemic social distancing, we know touch is a much-desired privilege. In the Italian Renaissance, people longed to touch not only each other, but also religious sculptures.
The pandemic has inspired new forms of pilgrimages – some do-it-yourself, in which people are walking in their backyards or nearby spaces and finding meaning.
As anti-racism protests take aim at statues of slave owners and racist figures, Canada needs to reassess how it remembers its past.
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Professor Emerita of Religious Studies, College of the Holy Cross
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Senior Lecturer in History, specialising in built heritage and material culture, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Professor of Political Science, University of Guelph
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Chair and Associate Professor of Art History and Religion, Graduate Theological Union
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Professor, Art History and Art Conservation, Queen's University, Ontario
