| Making Spirits: Materiality and Transcendence in Contemporary Religions Contributor(s): Santo, Diana Espirito (Editor), Tassi, Nico (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1848857969 ISBN-13: 9781848857964 Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC OUR PRICE: $158.40 Product Type: Hardcover Published: August 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Body, Mind & Spirit | Angels & Spirit Guides - Social Science - Religion | Reference |
| Dewey: 203.7 |
| Series: Library of Modern Religion |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.05 lbs) 272 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Angels - Topical - New Age |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The analysis of religion has often placed an emphasis on beliefs and ideologies, prioritizing these elements over those of the material world. Through the ethnographic analysis of a variety of contemporary religious practices, Making Spirits questions the presumed separation of spirit and matter, and sheds light on the dynamics between spiritual and material domains. By examining the cultural contexts in which material culture is central to the creation and experience of religion and belief, this volume analyses the different ways in which the concepts of the material and spiritual worlds intersect, interact and inform each other in the reproduction of religious rites. Using examples such as spirit mediums, fetishes and ritual objects across a variety of cultures such as Latin America, Japan and Central Africa, Nico Tassi and Diana Espirito Santo offer insights that challenge accepted categories in the study of religion, making this book important for scholars of comparative religion, anthropology and sociology. |