Materializing Religion - Expression, Performance and Ritual (Hardcover, New Ed)

The material symbol has become central to understanding religion in late modernity. Overtly theological approaches use words to express the values and faith of a religion, but leave out the 'incarnation' of religion in the behavioural, performative, or audio-visual form. This book explores the lived expression of religion through its material expression, demonstrating how religion and spirituality are given form, and are thus far from being detached or ethereal. Cutting across cultures, senses, disciplines and faiths, the contributors register the variety in which religions and religious groups express the sacred and numinous. Including chapters on music, architecture, festivals, ritual, artefacts, dance, dress and magic, this book offers an invaluable resource to students of sociology and anthropology of religion, art, culture, history, liturgy, theories of late modern culture, and religious studies.

General

Imprint:	Ashgate Publishing Limited
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Theology and Religion in Interdisciplinary Perspective Series in Association with the BSA Sociology of Religion Study Group
Release date:	August 2006
First published:	2006
Editors:	Elisabeth Arweck
Authors:	William Keenan
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	264
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-7546-5094-2
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Aspects of religions (non-Christian) > Theology > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Aspects of religions (non-Christian) > Worship > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Aspects of religions (non-Christian) > Theology > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Aspects of religions (non-Christian) > Worship > General Promotions
LSN:	0-7546-5094-4
Barcode:	9780754650942

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