Religion and Material Culture: Studying Religion and Religious Elements on the Basis of Objects, Architecture, and Space: Proceedings of an 6-8, 2011 (Antiquite Et Sciences Humaines)
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| Rating | : | 4.98 (591 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 2503569005 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 450 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-08-05 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Also, the volume investigates what types of material culture characterizes religion and what these mean. The book gathers specialists from a variety of fields to explore the possibilities of the material perspective in the study of religion. Whereas until recently the history of religions began with the Sumerians and the first texts, the material turn in the humanities has opened up the possibility for tracing the history of religions back to before the invention of writing. Integrating material culture approaches with textual approaches, the contributions discuss the foundations for a history of religion which is not limited to a textual perspective but which is both broader and wider, both reaching back in prehistory and out to other spheres.. Within a diachronic perspective, archaeologists, scholars of religion, theologians, and ancient historians focus on how the gradual invention of various forms of material culture - graves, images, objects - has made it possible for certain religious expressions to be constructed, arise, and enfold. This means rethinking basic assumptions about religion and how to study it. The volume represents a joint, cross-disciplinary effort to investigate religion and its various aspects with a point of departure in material culture