Books as Bodies and as Sacred Beings
edited by James W. Watts and Yohan Yoo
Paperback (Published)
(October 2020)
ISBN: 9781781798850
6.14 x 9.21 inches
Price: $39.95
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This book will be of interest to scholars working with the history and theory and problematics of reading, of books, of embodiment and dynamics of sacralization.
In this volume an international team of scholars address the theme of books as sacred beings from an impressively diverse range of primary material and perspectives. Yet, as a group, they meld to engage and advance previous research to solidify the conclusion that human cultures, especially religious groups, often ritualize bodies as sacred books and books as divine beings. The studies collected here not only increase the range of examples of this phenomenon. They also show the wide variety of ways in which the identity of books, bodies and beings gets both ritualized and theorized. The articles are bracketed by an introduction to the collection, and then by a concluding essay that extrapolates the theme of books as sacred beings on a more general level.
Table of Contents List of Figures Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Performing Scriptures: Ritualizing Written Texts in Seolwi-seolgyeong, the Korean Shamanistic Recitation of Scriptures Chapter 3 Embodying the Qu’ran Chapter 4 Scriptures, Materiality, and the Digital Turn: The Iconicity of Sacred Texts in a Liminal Age Chapter 5 Being the Bible: Sacred Bodies and Iconic Books in Bring Your Bible to School Day Chapter 6 Body Building in the Hindu Tantric Tradition: The Advantages and Confusions of Scriptural Entextualization in the Worship of the Goddess Kali Chapter 7 Saints’ Lives as Performance Art Chapter 8 Aspiring Narratives of Previous Births: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Written and Visual Media in Ancient Gandhara  Chapter 9 Daoist Writs and Scriptures as Sacred Beings Chapter 10 Books as Sacred Beings Author Index Subject Index James W Watts,Yohan Yoo
- Edited by James W. Watts
- Edited by Yohan Yoo
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Gender and Sacred Textures
Entanglements of Materiality, Embodiment, and Sacred Texts in Religious Identities
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