The Thing about Religion : An Introduction to the Material Study of Religions / / David Morgan
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| Autore: |
Morgan David <1957->
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| Titolo: |
The Thing about Religion : An Introduction to the Material Study of Religions / / David Morgan
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| Pubblicazione: | Chapel Hill : , : The University of North Carolina Press, , 2021 |
| ©2021 | |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (1 online resource.) |
| Disciplina: | 200 |
| Soggetto topico: | Space and time - Religious aspects |
| Religion - Study and teaching | |
| Religion and culture | |
| Material culture - Religious aspects | |
| 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"-- |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The Thing about Religion |
| ISBN: | 979-88-908556-7-1 |
| 979-88-908556-8-8 | |
| 1-4696-6282-5 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9911046571003321 |
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