Material Religion: The Journal Of Objects, Art And Belief: 1 - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1845202090 ISBN 13: 9781845202095

Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic, 2005

Synopsis

Rare book

About this title

About the Author

S. Brent Plate is at Texas Christian University.

David Goa is at the University of Alberta.

David Morgan is at Valparaiso University.

Crispin Paine is an independent scholar.

Review

"I cannot think of a religious tradition that does not depend on material objects for transcendence. In the Christian version, it has been said that you cannot even get the faith started without a loaf of bread, a bottle of wine, and a river. The editors will have their eye out for loaves, bottles, rivers, and their counterparts in Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, and the new religion down the block. Enjoying what these experienced and trustworthy folk publish should enhance the understanding of material motifs and artifacts in relation to spiritual and communal expressions."-Martin E. Marty, University of Chicago

"Material Religion is to be warmly welcomed as a key forum for a neglected area of research. With an impressive range of editors, the inter-disciplinary approach and the emphasis upon material culture in all its diversity will encourage new research on religion, both theoretically and methodologically."-Timothy Insoll, University of Manchester

"Focus on doctrine, beliefs, and ideas has often ignored the myriad ways that people "flesh out" or "body forth" their religious sensibilities in objects and practices. Yet religious passions tend to cluster around devotional objects, images, and music rather than around beliefs that are unaccompanied by material signs. Material Religion will address a much neglected feature of religion, contributing substantially to the understanding of how religion works in people's lives."-Margaret Miles, The Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley

Edition details

• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1845202090
• ISBN 13: 9781845202095
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 128
• Editor: Plate S. Brent, Goa David, Morgan David, Paine Crispin