Things - Religion and the Question of Materiality

Informationen zum Autor Edited by Dick Houtman, and Birgit Meyer Klappentext Addressing the relation between religion and things, which has long been conceived in antagonistic terms, the guiding idea of this volume is that religion necessarily requires some kind of incarnation. Exploring the role and place of sacred artifacts, images, bodily fluids, sites and technologies in different locations and religious traditions, this volume re-materializes the study of religion. Zusammenfassung Addressing the relation between religion and things! which has long been conceived in antagonistic terms! the guiding idea of this volume is that religion necessarily requires some kind of incarnation. Exploring the role and place of sacred artifacts! images! bodily fluids! sites and technologies in different locations and religious traditions! this volume re-materializes the study of religion.

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• Authors: Dick Houtman, Dick (EDT)/ Meyer Houtman, Dick Meyer Houtman, Houtman Dick
• Assisted by: Dick Houtman (Editor), Birgit Meyer (Editor)
• Publisher: Fordham University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 12.09.2012
• EAN: 9780823239450
• ISBN: 978-0-8232-3945-0
• No. of pages: 504
• Series: Future of the Religious Past (; Future of the Religious Past
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous