Iconic books are texts revered as objects of power rather than just as words of instruction, information, or insight. In religious and secular rituals around the globe, people carry, show, wave, touch and kiss books and other texts, as well as read them. This blog chronicles such events and activities. (For more about iconic books, see the links to the Iconic Books Project at left.)

Thursday, October 3, 2024

Bibles as Foundation Deposits, Again

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In 2007, I posted current news stories about placing bibles in the foundations of homes which I compared to ancient Middle Eastern foundation deposits. The practice continues: now someone has put video of doing this on Instagram. 

The contractors I described in 2007 placed bibles in the cement foundation where the owners wish, usually under bedroom (see the video still on their website). The Instagram video shows it being placed under cement in the driveway--a choice that I find harder to understand ...

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