Interpreting Religion at Museums and Historic Sites (Hardcover)

Interpreting Religion at Museums and Historic Sites encourages readers to consider the history of religion as integral to American culture and provides a practical guide for any museum to include interpretation of religious traditions in its programs and exhibits. Combining both theoretical essays and practical case studies from a wide cross section of the field, the book explores how museums are finding new ways to connect with audiences about this important aspect of American history. This book explores the practical and interpretive problems that museums encounter when they include religion in their interpretation: *How do we make sure visitors don't think the museum is taking the side of any particular religious group, or proselytizing, or crossing church-state boundaries? *How do we spin out a rich story with the available artifact base? *What are the opportunities and perils of telling particular religious stories in a multicultural context? These and other questions are addressed in a series of interpretive essays and case studies that capture the experimental and innovative religion programming that is beginning to find a place in American history museums. An introduction by Gretchen Buggeln places the subject of religion and museums in the intellectual context of national and international scholarship. Case studies cover a range of topics and venues that include outdoor museums, historic houses and exhibits; interpretive issues of secular and sacred contexts; and interpretive techniques like dialogue, music and first person accounts. A concluding essay suggests a publicly oriented historiography of religion for American museums and historic sites.

General

Imprint:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Interpreting History
Release date:	August 2018
Editors:	Gretchen Buggeln • Barbara Franco
Dimensions:	265 x 187 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	240
ISBN-13:	978-1-4422-6945-3
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Museums & museology Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > History of religion Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > History of religion
LSN:	1-4422-6945-6
Barcode:	9781442269453

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