Materiality and the study of religion : the stuff of the sacred
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Materiality and the study of religion : the stuff of the sacred
（Theology and religion in interdisciplinary perspective series / series editors, Douglas Davies, Richard Fenn）
Routledge, 2017
- : hbk
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Material culture has emerged in recent decades as a significant theoretical concern for the study of religion. This book contributes to and evaluates this material turn, presenting thirteen chapters of new empirical research and theoretical reflection from some of the leading international scholars of material religion. Following a model for material analysis proposed in the first chapter by David Morgan, the contributors trace the life cycle of religious materiality through three phases: the production of religious objects, their classification as religious (or non-religious), and their circulation and use in material culture.
The chapters in this volume consider how objects become and cease to be sacred, how materiality can be used to contest access to public space and resources, and how religion is embodied and performed by individuals in their everyday lives. Contributors discuss the significance of the materiality of religion across different religious traditions and diverse geographical regions, paying close attention to gender, age, ethnicity, memory and politics. The volume closes with an afterword by Manuel Vasquez.
Table of Contents
Introduction: The body of St Cuthbert Tim Hutchings and Joanne McKenzie
Material analysis and the study of religion David Morgan
Part 1. Production
From production to performance: Candles, creativity and connectivity Marion Bowman
Blessed food from Jalaram's kitchen: Narrative, continuity and service among Jalaram Bapa devotees in London Martin Wood
Music and materialism: The emergence of alternative Muslim lifestyle cultures in Britain Carl Morris
Augmented graves and virtual Bibles: Digital media and material religion Tim Hutchings
Part 2. Classification
Art works: A relational rather than representational understanding of art and buildings Graham Harvey
Im/material objects: Relics, gestured signs, and the substance of the immaterial Timothy Carroll
'An altar inside a circle': Climate activists and green Christians ritualising and relating to place and planet Maria Nita
The significance of secular sacred space in the formation of British atheist identities Janet Eccles and Rebecca Catto
Part 3. Circulation
Death in material and mental culture Douglas J. Davies
Religion materialised in the everyday: Young people's attitudes towards material expressions of religion Elisabeth Arweck
Mobilising Mecca: Reassembling blessings at the museum Steph Berns
Matter challenging words: From 'angel talisman' to 'prayer ornament' Terhi Utriainen
Afterword: Materiality, lived religion, and the challenges of "going back to the things themselves" Manuel Vasquez
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