The Wiley Blackwell companion to religion and materiality / edited by Vasudha Narayanan.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Narayanan, Vasudha, editor.

Series:

Wiley-Blackwell companions to religion.

Wiley-Blackwell Companions to Religion

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Material culture--Religious aspects.

Material culture.

Materialism--Religious aspects.

Materialism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (623 pages).

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., [2020]

Summary:

The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Religion and Materiality provides a thoughtfully organized, inclusive, and vibrant project of the multiple ways in which religion and materiality intersect. The contributions explore the way that religion is shaped by, and has shaped, the material world, embedding beliefs, doctrines, and texts into social and cultural contexts of production, circulation, and consumption. The Companion not only contains scholarly essays but has an accompanying website to demonstrate the work of performers, architects, and expressive artists, ranging from musicians and dancers to religious practitioners. These examples offer specific illustrations of the interplay of religion and materiality in everyday life. The project is organized from a comparative perspective, highlighting examples and case studies from traditions originating in both East and West. To summarize, the volume: * Brings together the leading figures, theories and ideas in the field in a systematic and comprehensive way * Offers an interdisciplinary approach drawing together religious studies, anthropology, archaeology, history, sociology, geography, the cognitive sciences, ecology, and media studies * Takes a comparative perspective, covering all the major faith traditions

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781118660089

1118660080

9781118688328

1118688325

9781118660065

1118660064

9781118660072

1118660072

OCLC:

1154016652