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23 produkter
Museums of World Religions
Displaying the Divine, Shaping Cultures
Av Charles Orzech, Amy R. Whitehead
Inbunden, 2020
1561 kr
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Critically examining the notion of ‘world religions’, Charles D. Orzech compares five purpose-built museums of world religions and their online extensions. Inspired by the 19th and 20th century discipline of comparative religion, these museums seek to promote religious tolerance by representing …
Food, Festival and Religion
Materiality and Place in Italy
Av Francesca Ciancimino Howell, Amy R. Whitehead
Inbunden, 2018
1844 kr
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Food, Festival and Religion explores how communities in northern Italy find a restorative sense of place through foodways, costuming and other forms of materiality. Festivals examined by the author vary geographically from the northern rural corners of Italy to the fashionable heart of urban Milan. …
Christianity and Belonging in Shimla, North India
Sacred Entanglements of a Himalayan Landscape
Av Jonathan Miles-Watson, Amy R. Whitehead
Inbunden, 2020
1561 kr
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This book explores the material religion of contemporary Shimla, a vibrant postcolonial city, famed for its colonial heritage, set against the backdrop of the North-Western Himalayas. Jonathan Miles-Watson demonstrates that this landscape is able to peacefully reconcile the apparent tensions of …
Materializing the Bible
Scripture, Sensation, Place
Av James S. Bielo, Amy R. Whitehead
Inbunden, 2021
1420 kr
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What happens when the written words of biblical scripture are transformed into experiential, choreographed environments? To answer this question, anthropologist James Bielo explores a diverse range of practices and places that “materialize the Bible,” including gardens, theme parks, shrines, …
Material Devotion in a South Indian Poetic World
Av Leah Elizabeth Comeau, Amy R. Whitehead
Inbunden, 2020
1795 kr
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Material Devotion in a South Indian Poetic World contributes new methods for the study and interpretation of material religion found within literary landscapes. The poets of Hindu devotion are known for their intimate celebration of deities, and while verses over a thousand years old are still …
Food, Festival and Religion
Materiality and Place in Italy
Av Francesca Ciancimino Howell, Amy R. Whitehead
Häftad, 2020
487 kr
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Food, Festival and Religion explores how communities in northern Italy find a restorative sense of place through foodways, costuming and other forms of materiality. Festivals examined by the author vary geographically from the northern rural corners of Italy to the fashionable heart of urban Milan. …
Christianity and Belonging in Shimla, North India
Sacred Entanglements of a Himalayan Landscape
Av Jonathan Miles-Watson, Amy R. Whitehead
Häftad, 2022
459 kr
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This book explores the material religion of contemporary Shimla, a vibrant postcolonial city, famed for its colonial heritage, set against the backdrop of the North-Western Himalayas. Jonathan Miles-Watson demonstrates that this landscape is able to peacefully reconcile the apparent tensions of …
Contested Concepts in the Study of Religion
A Critical Exploration
Av George D. Chryssides, Amy R. Whitehead
Häftad, 2022
346 kr
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This book offers a clear, concise introduction to the meaning of problematic terms, and the ways in which they should legitimately be used. Each entry considers the following:– Why is this concept problematic?– What are the origins of the concept?– How is it used or misused, and by whom?– Is it …
Contested Concepts in the Study of Religion
A Critical Exploration
Av George D. Chryssides, Amy R. Whitehead
Inbunden, 2022
1067 kr
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This book offers a clear, concise introduction to the meaning of problematic terms, and the ways in which they should be handled legitimately. Each entry considers the following:– Why is this concept problematic?– What are the origins of the concept?– How is it used or misused, and by whom?– Is it …
Contested Concepts in the Study of Religion
A Critical Exploration
Av George D. Chryssides, Amy R. Whitehead
E-bok, 2022
374 kr
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This book offers a clear, concise introduction to the meaning of problematic terms, and the ways in which they should legitimately be used. Each entry considers the following: – Why is this concept problematic? – What are the origins of the concept? – How is it used or misused, and by whom? – Is it …
Contested Concepts in the Study of Religion
A Critical Exploration
Av George D. Chryssides, Amy R. Whitehead
E-bok, 2022
374 kr
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This book offers a clear, concise introduction to the meaning of problematic terms, and the ways in which they should legitimately be used. Each entry considers the following: – Why is this concept problematic? – What are the origins of the concept? – How is it used or misused, and by whom? – Is it …
Materializing the Bible
Scripture, Sensation, Place
Av James S. Bielo, Amy R. Whitehead
Häftad, 2023
431 kr
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What happens when the written words of biblical scripture are transformed into experiential, choreographed environments? To answer this question, anthropologist James Bielo explores a diverse range of practices and places that “materialize the Bible,” including gardens, theme parks, shrines, …
Museums of World Religions
Displaying the Divine, Shaping Cultures
Av Charles Orzech, Amy R. Whitehead
Häftad, 2021
459 kr
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Critically examining the notion of ‘world religions’, Charles D. Orzech compares five purpose-built museums of world religions and their online extensions. Inspired by the 19th and 20th century discipline of comparative religion, these museums seek to promote religious tolerance by representing …
Qur'anic Matters
Material Mediations and Religious Practice in Egypt
Av Natalia K. Suit, Amy R. Whitehead
Häftad, 2021
459 kr
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Finalist for the American Academy of Religion (AAR) Book Award 2020In Qur’anic Matters, Natalia Suit explores the materiality of books, focusing on the mushaf. With its paper, binding, ink, and script, the mushaf is not simply a carrier of the Qur’anic text but, by the virtue of its material body, …
Sensational Piety
Practices of Mediation in Islamic and Pentecostal Movements in Abuja, Nigeria
Av Murtala Ibrahim, Amy R. Whitehead
Inbunden, 2022
1349 kr
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Grounded in anthropological comparison and the concept of materiality, this book offers an in-depth ethnographic study of the similarities and differences among various forms of religious practices in a Pentecostal Church (Christ Embassy) and an Islamic group (NASFAT) in the Nigerian capital of …
Sensational Piety
Practices of Mediation in Islamic and Pentecostal Movements in Abuja, Nigeria
Av Murtala Ibrahim, Amy R. Whitehead
Häftad, 2024
431 kr
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Grounded in anthropological comparison and the concept of materiality, this book offers an in-depth ethnographic study of the similarities and differences among various forms of religious practices in a Pentecostal Church (Christ Embassy) and an Islamic group (NASFAT) in the Nigerian capital of …
Material Devotion in a South Indian Poetic World
Av Leah Elizabeth Comeau, Amy R. Whitehead
Häftad, 2021
544 kr
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Material Devotion in a South Indian Poetic World contributes new methods for the study and interpretation of material religion found within literary landscapes. The poets of Hindu devotion are known for their intimate celebration of deities, and while verses over a thousand years old are still …
Sensing Islam
Engaging and Contesting the Senses in Muslim Religiosity
Av Simon Stjernholm, Amy R. Whitehead
Inbunden, 2025
1208 kr
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How have practices and imaginaries of sensing been religiously engaged and contested by Muslims? How do contemporary Muslim practices and debates concerning religious sensing relate to historical precedents?Analysing examples dealing with contemporary Sufism and Muslim religious oratory, this book …
Sensing Islam
Engaging and Contesting the Senses in Muslim Religiosity
Av Simon Stjernholm, Amy R. Whitehead m. fl.
Häftad, 2026
417 kr
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How have practices and imaginaries of sensing been religiously engaged and contested by Muslims? How do contemporary Muslim practices and debates concerning religious sensing relate to historical precedents?Analysing examples dealing with contemporary Sufism and Muslim religious oratory, this book …
Religious Statues and Personhood
Testing the Role of Materiality
Inbunden, 2013
1991 kr
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Objects such as statues and icons have long been problematic in the study of religion, especially in European Christianities. Through examining two groups, the contemporary Pagan Glastonbury Goddess religion in the Southwest of England and a cult of the Virgin Mary in Andalusia, Spain, Amy …
Religious Statues and Personhood
Testing the Role of Materiality
E-bok, 2013
595 kr
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Objects such as statues and icons have long been problematic in the study of religion, especially in European Christianities. Through examining two groups, the contemporary Pagan Glastonbury Goddess religion in the Southwest of England and a cult of the Virgin Mary in Andalusia, Spain, Amy …
Religious Statues and Personhood
Testing the Role of Materiality
E-bok, 2013
608 kr
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Objects such as statues and icons have long been problematic in the study of religion, especially in European Christianities. Through examining two groups, the contemporary Pagan Glastonbury Goddess religion in the Southwest of England and a cult of the Virgin Mary in Andalusia, Spain, Amy …
Religious Statues and Personhood
Testing the Role of Materiality
Häftad, 2015
556 kr
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Objects such as statues and icons have long been problematic in the study of religion, especially in European Christianities. Through examining two groups, the contemporary Pagan Glastonbury Goddess religion in the Southwest of England and a cult of the Virgin Mary in Andalusia, Spain, Amy …
