| Seen and Unseen: Visual Culture, Sociology and Theology 2004 Edition Contributor(s): Flanagan, K. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0333998545 ISBN-13: 9780333998540 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2004 Annotation: This lively and highly original study explores the link between visual culture and religion in terms of tales, memory and character. It draws out the sociological implications of handling the virtual and virtue in ways of seeing. Using Simmel's approach to religiosity in his third study of sociology in theology, Flanagan explores how spectacle is to be understood in ways that yield trust. The study will be invaluable for undergraduate and postgraduate courses on visual culture, sociology of religion and theology. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology Of Religion - Social Science | Media Studies - Social Science | Sociology - Social Theory |
| Dewey: 306.6 |
| LCCN: 2004042845 |
| Physical Information: 0.77" H x 6.46" W x 8.78" (0.99 lbs) 251 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This lively and highly original study explores the link between visual culture and religion in terms of tales, memory and character. It draws out the sociological implications of handling the virtual and virtue in ways of seeing. Using Simmel's approach to religiosity in his third study of sociology in theology, Flanagan explores how spectacle is to be understood in ways that yield trust. The study will be invaluable for undergraduate and postgraduate courses on visual culture, sociology of religion and theology. |
