Sacred

Sacred: Image, Text, Ritual is an exhibition catalog for an exhibit held January 19-March 18, 2018 at the Suzanne H. Arnold Art Gallery, Lebanon Valley College. Five major religions¿Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, and Judaism¿provide the focus of this exhibition exploring sacred art. An array of objects such as gold Jewish Torah finials, ancient Buddhist Gandharan sculpture, a Christian Russian Hodegetria icon, an Islamic 17th century leaf of the Koran, and a 10th-11th century Hindu stele representing Vishnu are some of the items included. This variety of work representing themes of image, text, and ritual provides a lens with which to explore these unique traditions and the ways in which they intersect.