The material symbol has become central to understanding religion in late modernity. Overtly
theological approaches use words to express the values and faith of a religion, but leave out …

Material religion is a rapidly growing field, and this volume offers an accessible, critical entry
into these new areas of research. Each" key term" uses case studies and is accompanied by …

What does “materializing religion” mean? We hope this collection of key terms can begin to
answer that question in at least a provisional way by offering a constellation of terms such as …

Material culture has emerged in recent decades as a significant theoretical concern for the
study of religion. This book contributes to and evaluates this material turn, presenting …

Resounding Transcendence is a pathbreaking set of ethnographic and historical essays by
leading scholars exploring the ways sacred music effects cultural, political, and religious …

How do we begin to consider a subject so broad as 'religion and culture'? Starting from
common usages of the term 'culture,'one could make an umbrella category covering every …

The analysis of religion has often placed an emphasis on beliefs and ideologies, prioritizing
these elements over those of the material world. Through the ethnographic analysis of a …

Bridging the gap between cognition and culture, this handbook explores both social
scientific and humanities approaches to understanding the physical processes of religious …

Over the past decade, a host of studies probing into the relation between religion and media
emerged in the interface of anthropology, sociology, media studies, religious studies …

Beginning its sixth year of publication, Material Religion is an interdisciplinary journal that
seeks to gather the best work from around the world engaged in materializing the study of …