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Museums of World Religions

Museums of World Religions
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages : 227
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ISBN-10 : 9781350016255
ISBN-13 : 135001625X
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Book Synopsis Museums of World Religions by : Charles Orzech

Download or read book Museums of World Religions written by Charles Orzech and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2020-05-14 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Critically examining the notion of 'world religions', Charles D. Orzech compares five purpose-built museums of world religions and their online extensions. Inspired by the 19th and 20th century discipline of comparative religion, these museums seek to promote religious tolerance by representing religious diversity and by arguing for underlying kinship among religions. From locations in Europe (Marburg, Glasgow and St Petersburg), to North America (Quebec) to Asia (Taipei), each museum advances a particular cultural history. This book shows how the curation of the objects they contain shapes public perceptions of religion, giving material form to the discourses about religion and world religions. Raising important questions about religion and secularity, museum displays and religious piety, Museums of World Religions questions the ideology that informs these museums. Building on recent anthropological work on the agency of religious objects, the author critiques these museums and suggests new approaches to displaying the matter of religion.


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