02968nam 2200589 450 991046026510332120200520144314.01-4384-5944-0(CKB)3710000000541051(EBL)4396641(SSID)ssj0001594049(PQKBManifestationID)16290427(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001594049(PQKBWorkID)12820766(PQKB)10566621(MiAaPQ)EBC4396641(Au-PeEL)EBL4396641(CaPaEBR)ebr11155610(OCoLC)933524877(EXLCZ)99371000000054105120160307h20152015 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSacred matters material religion in South Asian traditions /edited by Tracy Pintchman and Corinne G. DempseyAlbany, New York :SUNY Press,2015.©20151 online resource (246 p.)Cover image: Shaligram stones at the Parashakthi Temple.1-4384-5943-2 Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.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 ; References6. 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 Practices9. Letting Holy Water and Coconuts Speak for Themselves: Tamil Catholicism and the Work of Selva RajReligious articlesSoutheast AsiaSoutheast AsiansMaterial cultureSoutheast AsiaReligious life and customsElectronic books.Religious articlesSoutheast AsiansMaterial culture.200.954Pintchman TracyDempsey Corinne G.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910460265103321Sacred matters2137533UNINA