Law and Religious Cultural Heritage in Europe
This book examines in detail both historical and current legal concepts of ‘religious cultural heritage’ within the context of the European continent. The latter group is primarily based on the variety of sacred cultural elements emanating from the differ
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Law and Religious Cultural Heritage in Europe Foreword by Professor Norman Doe
Law and Religious Cultural Heritage in Europe
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Theodosios Tsivolas
Law and Religious Cultural Heritage in Europe Foreword by Professor Norman Doe
Theodosios Tsivolas Athens Greece
ISBN 978-3-319-07931-8 ISBN 978-3-319-07932-5 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-07932-5 Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2014945550 © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2014 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
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Foreword
One of the most enduring images of Europe, which we conjure up in our mind’s eye, is the picture of landscapes, rural and urban, in which more often than not, somewhere, appears a religious edifice, whether in the foreground or in the background. These church buildings, and other religious sites, both manufactured and natural, as well as the items associated with them—from sacred books through sacred vessels to sacred relics—are precious not only to human life and memory but also to the archeological, architectural, and artistic patrimony of our various peoples. But these buildings and objects have often been the subject of division, d
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