| Museums of World Religions: Displaying the Divine, Shaping Cultures Contributor(s): Orzech, Charles (Author), Whitehead, Amy R. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1350016241 ISBN-13: 9781350016248 Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic OUR PRICE: $133.65 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology Of Religion - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Religion | Eastern |
| Series: Bloomsbury Studies in Material Religion |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.1" W x 9.3" (1.05 lbs) 224 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 religious diversity and by arguing for underlying kinship among religions. From locations in Europe (Marburg, Glasgow and St Petersburg), to North America (Quebec) to Asia (Taipei), each museum advances a particular cultural history. This book shows how the curation of the objects they contain shapes public perceptions of religion, giving material form to the discourses about religion and world religions. Raising important questions about religion and secularity, museum displays and religious piety, Museums of World Religions questions the ideology that informs these museums. Building on recent anthropological work on the agency of religious objects, the author critiques these museums and suggests new approaches to displaying the matter of religion. |
Contributor Bio(s): Plate, S. Brent: - S. Brent Plate is Visiting Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Hamilton College, New York, USA.Paine, Crispin: - Crispin Paine is Visiting Fellow, University College Chichester. |
