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Things : religion and the question of materiality / edited by Dick Houtman and Birgit Meyer.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- The Future of the Religious Past
- The future of the religious past
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Religious articles.
- Materialism--Religious aspects.
- Materialism.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (500 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Fordham University Press, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Focusing on different kinds of things that matter for religion, including sacred artifacts, images, bodily fluids, sites, and electronic media, this volume offers a wide-ranging set of multidisciplinary studies that combine detailed analysis and critical reflection.
- Contents:
- ''When you see blood, it brings truth''A Pentecostal Passion Paradigm; PART V Public Space; The Structural Transformation of the Coffeehouse; The Affective Power of the Face Veil; ''There is a spirit in that image''; The FedEx Saints; PART V I Digital Technologies; Enchantment, Inc.; Fulfilling the Sacred Potential of Technology; In Their Own Image?; Notes; Contributors; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-8232-3949-7
- 0-8232-4653-1
- OCLC:
- 923763932
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