Religion and touch
"The volume argues that touch is not only an intrinsic part of religion but the principal facilitating medium through which religion, religious encounters and performances take place. The diverse contexts presented here signal how investigations that centralise the body and the senses can produ...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
Sheffield, South Yorkshire Bristol, CT
Equinox Publishing Ltd
2021
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| In: | Year: 2021 |
| Series/Journal: | Religion and the senses
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Religion
/ Ritual
/ Touch
/ Bodily contact
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| Further subjects: | B
Collection of essays
B Human Body Religious aspects B Touch Religious aspects B Senses and sensation Religious aspects |
| Summary: | "The volume argues that touch is not only an intrinsic part of religion but the principal facilitating medium through which religion, religious encounters and performances take place. The diverse contexts presented here signal how investigations that centralise the body and the senses can produce nuanced, culturally specific knowledges and allow for the development of new definitions for lived religion. By placing both 'body' and the sense of touch at the centre of investigations, the volume asserts that material practice and bodily sensation are lived religion"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 1800500335 |