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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其他作者: Welch, Christina (Editor) ; Whitehead, Amy (Editor)
格式: Print 图书
语言:English
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出版: Sheffield, South Yorkshire Bristol, CT Equinox Publishing Ltd 2021
In:Year: 2021
丛编:Religion and the senses
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B 宗教 / 宗教仪式 / Tastsinn / 肢体接触
Further subjects:B Aufsatzsammlung
B Human Body Religious aspects
B Touch Religious aspects
B Senses and sensation Religious aspects
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总结:"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"--
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:1800500335