Sacred matters : material religion in South Asian traditions / / edited by Tracy Pintchman and Corinne G. Dempsey

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910798047003321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Albany, New York : , : SUNY Press, , 2015; ©2015
• ISBN: 1-4384-5944-0
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (246 p.)
• Disciplina: 200.954
• Soggetti: Religious articles - Southeast Asia; Southeast Asians - Material culture; Southeast Asia Religious life and customs
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Cover image: Shaligram stones at the Parashakthi Temple.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
• Nota di contenuto: The Production of External Eyes External Eyes in History ; Critique 1: Conservation ; Critique 2: Aesthetics ; Critique 3: Theology ; The External Eye in the Jain Devotional Gaze ; Concluding Observations ; Notes ; References ; Classical and Liturgical Sources ; Modern Sources ; 3. North Indian Materialities of Jesus; Introduction ; The Mission ; Jesus as Guru ; Jesus as Child ; The Ashram ; Jesus as Contemplative ; Jesus as Charismatic ; The Cathedral ; Jesus as Archetype ; Jesus as Hero ; Conclusion ; References; 6. The Camphor Flame in an Age of Mechanical Reproduction Precious, Exotic, White, and Cool: The Career of a Raw Material ; The Uses of Camphor in Premodern South Asia ; Japanese Colonies, Celluloid, and Chemistry ; Conclusion: From Borneo to Tamil Nadu, via New Jersey ; Notes ; References ; 7. Metal Hands, Cotton Threads, and Color Flags: Materializing Islamic Devotion in South India ; Introduction ; Severed Heads Speak Out: Displaying Metal Hands and Heads in a Public Ritual ; Red and Yellow Sacred Threads: The Transmission of Islamic Knowledge and Ritual Practices; 9. Letting Holy Water and Coconuts Speak for Themselves: Tamil Catholicism and the Work of Selva Raj