Sentence examples for spiritual objects from inspiring English sources

Under federal law, museums must return any remains and spiritual objects that can be reasonably traced to a tribe.

In 1998, Bossert and his wife were succeeded by Diana Eck and her partner, Dorothy Austin, who were particularly attuned to the importance of spiritual objects.

Laveau would in turn counsel her practitioners by supplying them with advice or with protective spiritual objects such as candles, powder, and an assortment of other items mixed together to create a gris-gris.

But a wealth of Africana finds its way onto the market, from the mass-produced reproductions sold on the sidewalks of Manhattan to geometric-patterned textiles and stylized spiritual objects like masks and sculpture.

"Air" links spiritual objects ranging from ancient pagan statuettes to Jewish and Buddhist religious artifacts, while "Fire," according to Mr. Shonibare, displays pieces that touch on sensitive subjects — like "Pilgrimage," a painting by an Israeli artist, Joshua Borkovsky, that refers to the journey devout Muslims make to Mecca.

What is called tribal art typically wasn't created as art at all many pieces are spiritual objects, designed to command the attention of supernatural forces.

Just as painted icons are not intended to be mimetic representations of a spiritual object but magical windows into the world of the spiritual, a Russian bell is not a musical instrument but, as Father Roman puts it, "an icon of the voice of God".

"We do not believe in fortune telling, but feel the tarot is a powerful meditative and spiritual object for self reflection and understanding," an Uusi representative tells The Creators Project.

His latest book God Outside the Box: Why Spiritual People Object to Christianity was recently published by SPCK.

Though the distinctions are still blurred, codes of conduct are starting to emerge under three headings: (1) artworks acquired through recent or continuing thefts, (2) artworks acquired through war and (3) artworks acquired through colonial exploitation.However they are acquired, human remains and spiritual or sacred objects make for particularly sensitive problems.

After all, it's not the oil-smeared piece of fabric or the carved hunk of stone in itself that compels us; it's the response — emotional, intellectual, spiritual — that the object inspires.