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This book offers a clear, concise introduction to the meaning of
problematic terms, and the ways in which they should be handled
legitimately. Each entry considers the following: - Why is this
concept problematic? - What are the origins of the concept? - How
is it used or misused, and by whom? - Is it still a legitimate
concept in the study of religion and, if so, what are its
legitimate uses? - Are there other concepts that are preferable
when writing on religion? Concepts covered include: belief,
religion, magic, secularization and violence. This is a
jargon-free, indispensable resource for students and scholars that
encourages the critical use of terms in the study of religion.
Objects such as statues and icons have long been problematic in the
study of religion, especially in European Christianities. Through
examining two groups, the contemporary Pagan Glastonbury Goddess
religion in the Southwest of England and a cult of the Virgin Mary
in Andalusia, Spain, Amy Whitehead asserts that objects can be more
than representational or symbolic. In the context of increasing
academic interest in materiality in religions and cultures, she
shows how statues, or 'things', are not always interacted with as
if they are inert material against which we typically define
ourselves as 'modern' humans. Bringing two distinct cultures and
religions into tension, animism and 'the fetish' are used as ways
in which to think about how humans interact with religious statues
in Western Europe and beyond. Both theoretical and descriptive, the
book illustrates how religions and cultural practices can be
re-examined as performances that necessarily involve not only human
persons, but also objects.
Objects such as statues and icons have long been problematic in the
study of religion, especially in European Christianities. Through
examining two groups, the contemporary Pagan Glastonbury Goddess
religion in the Southwest of England and a cult of the Virgin Mary
in Andalusia, Spain, Amy Whitehead asserts that objects can be more
than representational or symbolic. In the context of increasing
academic interest in materiality in religions and cultures, she
shows how statues, or 'things', are not always interacted with as
if they are inert material against which we typically define
ourselves as 'modern' humans. Bringing two distinct cultures and
religions into tension, animism and 'the fetish' are used as ways
in which to think about how humans interact with religious statues
in Western Europe and beyond. Both theoretical and descriptive, the
book illustrates how religions and cultural practices can be
re-examined as performances that necessarily involve not only human
persons, but also objects.
This book offers a clear, concise introduction to the meaning of
problematic terms, and the ways in which they should legitimately
be used. Each entry considers the following: - Why is this concept
problematic? - What are the origins of the concept? - How is it
used or misused, and by whom? - Is it still a legitimate concept in
the study of religion and, if so, what are its legitimate uses? -
Are there other concepts that are preferable when writing on
religion? Concepts covered include: - Belief - Religion - Magic -
Secularisation - Violence This is a jargon-free indispensable
resource for students and scholars that encourages the critical use
of terms in the study of religion.
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