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

edited by Tim Hutchings and Joanne McKenzie

(Theology and religion in interdisciplinary perspective series / series editors, Douglas Davies, Richard Fenn)

Routledge, 2017

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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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