Incarnation means embodied in flesh or taking on flesh. It refers to the conception and birth of a sentient being who is the material manifestation of an entity, god, spiritual or universal force whose original nature is immaterial. In its religious context, the word is used to mean the descent from Heaven of a god, deity, or divine being in human/animal form on Earth.This is a fine collection of probing and imaginative discussions on the relation between the Incarnation and the arts.