Material religion is a framework used by scholars of religion to examine the interaction between religion and material culture. It focuses on the place of objects, images, spaces, and buildings in religious communities. The framework has been promoted by scholars such as Birgit Meyer, Sally Promey, S. Brent Plate, David Morgan, etc.
Materialreligion is a framework used by scholars of religion to examine the interaction between religion and material culture. It focuses on the place...
Religion is a range of social-cultural systems, including designated behaviors and practices, morals, beliefs, worldviews, texts, sanctified places, prophecies...
World religions is a category used in the study of religion to demarcate at least five—and in some cases more—religions that are deemed to have been especially...
origins and similarities shared between the various religions of the world. Studying such material facilitates a broadened and more sophisticated understanding...
full-length volume dedicated to a material approach to magic, defined the differences between religion and magic: "'Religion' is used to indicate the belief...
commonly associated with traditional religion, instead placing typical religious qualities in earthly, or material, entities. Among systems that have been...
Religion in China is diverse and most Chinese people are either non-religious or practice a combination of Buddhism and Taoism with a Confucian worldview...
between these religions and put them in contrast to Indian religions, Iranian religions, and the East Asian religions (though other religions and belief...
present statistical information on the number of adherents to various religions, including major faiths such as Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism...
derived solely from the material world, without recourse to religion. It shifts the focus from religion towards "temporal" and material concerns. There are...
Religion in India is characterised by a diversity of religious beliefs and practices. Throughout India's history, religion has been an important part of...
doi:10.29164/18cargo. Otto, Ton (2009). "What happened to Cargo Cults? MaterialReligions in Melanesia and the West". Social Analysis. 53 (1): 90. doi:10.3167/sa...
American civil religion is a sociological theory that a nonsectarian religious faith exists within the United States with sacred symbols drawn from national...
methods and theories to the study of religion and ritual in past human societies from a material perspective. Religion may be defined as "a set of beliefs...
The Canaanite religion was the group of ancient Semitic religions practiced by the Canaanites living in the ancient Levant from at least the early Bronze...
public audience. According to scholar of religion Catherine Albanese, the 1970 release of the book The Seth Material "launched an era of nationwide awareness ...
Religion in the United States is widespread, diverse, and vibrant, with the country being far more religious than other wealthy Western nations. An overwhelming...
The world's principal religions and spiritual traditions may be classified into a small number of major groups, though this is not a uniform practice...
S2CID 73665747. Morgan, David (2016-10-27). "Divination, Material Culture, and Chance". MaterialReligion. 12 (4): 502–504. doi:10.1080/17432200.2016.1227637...
folkloristics, folk religion, popular religion, traditional religion, or vernacular religion comprises various forms and expressions of religion that are distinct...
JSTOR 3337357.} Cosentino, Donald (2009). "Vodou: A Way of Life". MaterialReligion. 5 (2): 250–252. doi:10.2752/174322009X12448040552160. S2CID 191333249...
subscribe to various religions, including indigenous religions. Islam is the state religion of Brunei, but freedom of religion is guaranteed. This freedom...
representations of Buddhism and Islam in the United States since 1945". MaterialReligion. 4 (1): 91–93. doi:10.2752/175183408X288168. S2CID 192174202. Fleming...
focus in religious studies on élite practitioners of religion; 2) religious practices and material resources, including human bodies, over against a traditional...
state religion (also called official religion) is a religion or creed officially endorsed by a sovereign state. A state with an official religion (also...
alternative beliefs and religions at the University of Alberta Library in Canada, where scholar Stephen A. Kent “makes material available on a restricted...
Rocknroll and Flipside. During the Suffer tour in 1988, Bad Religion began writing new material. In early 1989, while the band was on break from touring...
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