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inform contemporary views on the relationship between art and particular religious groups |
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promote an awareness of the visual heritage of various religious groups and countries |
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help to either record or conserve those aspects of a religious group's visual and material heritage that are threatened with extinction |
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define the nature and scope of a potential for art in the context of the theological framework of specific groups |
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bring to light a body of knowledge for future research. |
