Material Religion, Vol. 2, No. 2: The Journal of Objects, Art and Belief

by Crispin Paine (Editor), S. Brent Plate (Editor), David Goa (Editor)

Material Religion seeks to explore how religion happens in material culture -- images, devotional and liturgical objects, architecture and sacred space, works of art and mass-produced artifacts. No less important than these material forms are the many different practices that put them to work. Ritual, communication, ceremony, instruction, meditation, propaganda, pilgrimage, display, magic, liturgy and interpretation constitute many of the practices whereby religious material culture constructs the worlds of belief.

128 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2006