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Record Nr.

UNINA9911046571003321

Autore

Morgan David <1957->

Titolo

The Thing about Religion : An Introduction to the Material Study of Religions / / David Morgan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chapel Hill : , : The University of North Carolina Press, , 2021

©2021

ISBN

979-88-908556-7-1

979-88-908556-8-8

1-4696-6282-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (1 online resource.)

Disciplina

200

Soggetti

Space and time - Religious aspects

Religion - Study and teaching

Religion and culture

Material culture - Religious aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Resources for Classroom Use -- Primary Texts, Key Terms, and Online Resources -- Writing Guide -- Bibliography to Support Student Research -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- Y -- Z

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Figures -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: How Materiality Matters to the Study of Religion -- PART I. THEORIES AND DEFINITIONS -- Chapter 1. How Some Theories of Religion Dematerialize It -- Chapter 2. What Is the Material Study of Religion? -- Chapter 3. How Religions Happen Materially -- PART II. STUDYING MATERIAL RELIGION -- Chapter 4. The Power of Things: A History of Magic Wands -- Chapter 5. Notre-Dame de Paris: Religion and Time -- Chapter 6. Words and Things -- Conclusion: Things, Networks, and Agents

Sommario/riassunto

"Common views of religion typically focus on the beliefs and meanings derived from revealed scriptures, ideas, and doctrines. David Morgan has led the way in radically broadening that framework to encompass the understanding that religions are fundamentally embodied, material



forms of practice. This concise primer shows readers how to study what has come to be termed 'material religion' the ways religious meaning is enacted in the material world"--