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The Spirit of Things
Julius Bautista (Ed.)
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Description for The Spirit of Things
Paperback. Editor(s): Bautista, Julius. Num Pages: 230 pages, 49, 44 black & white illustrations, 5 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 179 x 16. Weight in Grams: 528.
What role do objects play in crafting the religions of Southeast Asia and shaping the experiences of believers? The Spirit of Things explores religious materiality in a region marked by shifting boundaries, multiple beliefs, and trends toward religious exclusivism. While most studies of religion in Southeast Asia focus on doctrines or governmental policy, contributors to this volume recognize that religious things -statues, talismans, garments, even sacred automobiles-are crucial to worship, and that they have a broad impact on social cohesion. By engaging with `religion in its tangible forms, faith communities reiterate their essential narratives, allegiances, and boundaries, and negotiate ... Read more
What role do objects play in crafting the religions of Southeast Asia and shaping the experiences of believers? The Spirit of Things explores religious materiality in a region marked by shifting boundaries, multiple beliefs, and trends toward religious exclusivism. While most studies of religion in Southeast Asia focus on doctrines or governmental policy, contributors to this volume recognize that religious things -statues, talismans, garments, even sacred automobiles-are crucial to worship, and that they have a broad impact on social cohesion. By engaging with `religion in its tangible forms, faith communities reiterate their essential narratives, allegiances, and boundaries, and negotiate ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Weight
527g
Number of Pages
230
Place of Publication
Ithaca, United States
ISBN
9780877277583
SKU
V9780877277583
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About Julius Bautista (Ed.)
Julius Bautista is Senior Lecturer at the Department of Southeast Asian Studies, National University of Singapore. He is author of Figuring Catholicism: An Ethnohistory of the Santo Nino de Cebu and coeditor of Christianity and the State in Asia: Complicity and Conflict.
Reviews for The Spirit of Things
By focusing on the material dimensions of religious life, this stimulating volume sheds new light on some important sources of both creativity and conflict in Southeast Asia. Through a fascinating range of cases, the authors demonstrate the power of things to provoke, facilitate, and constrain people's religious projects. This book is the fruitful outcome of strong local knowledge brought to ... Read more