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Shrines
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A shrine, from the Latin scrinium (‘box’; also used as a desk, like the French bureau) was originally a container, usually made of precious materials, used especially for a relic and often a cult image. By extension it has come to mean a holy or sacred place containing the reliquary or tomb dedicated to a particular hero, martyr, saint or similar figure of awe and respect. Shrines may be enclosures within temples, home altars, and sacred burial places. A shrine at which offerings are made is called an altar.

Tossing the Bones
Shrine to a Fish
Spirit Box
The Scream
Some Days
What a Wicket Day
Time to Think
Lux Perpetua
Object of Desire
Time Passes
Life is Full of Surprises
Angels & Demons
We Are All The Same