From clothing to the painted and scarified nude body, through
overt, public display or esoteric symbols known only to the
initiated, dress can convey information about beliefs, faith,
identity, power, agency, resistance, and fashion. Taking a 'senses'
approach, Hume's engaging account takes into consideration the
look, smell, feel, touch and sound of religious apparel, the
'smells and bells' of dress and its accoutrements, as well as the
emotions evoked by donning religious garb. The book's global
perspective provides wide-ranging, yet detailed, coverage of
religious dress, from the history and meaning of the simple
'no-frills' attire of the Anabaptists to the power structure
displayed in the elaborate fabrics and colours of the Roman
Catholic Church; Hume examines the 2,500 year-old tradition of
Buddhist robes, the nudity of India's holy men, and much more. With
chapters on Sufism, Vodou, modern Pagans, as well as painted and
tattooed indigenous and modern Western bodies, the reader is swept
along on a sensual journey of the sight, sound, smell and feel of
wearing religion. Unique in its field, this intriguing and
informative anthropological approach to the body and dress is an
essential read for students of Anthropology, Anthropology of Dress,
Sociology, Fashion and Textiles, Culture and Dress, Body and
Culture and Cultural Studies.
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