{"product_id":"museums-of-world-religions-charles-orzech-9781350267138","title":"Museums of World Religions: Displaying the Divine, Shaping Cultures","description":"\u003cp\u003eCritically 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRaising important questions about religion and secularity, museum displays and religious piety, \u003ci\u003eMuseums of World Religions\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Charles Orzech\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350267139\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350267138\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/18\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.47d","brand":"Charles Orzech","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43944531460351,"sku":"9781350267138","price":40.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_9120f9df-b097-429f-ad67-218e1ff7ed89.jpg?v=1681504016","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/museums-of-world-religions-charles-orzech-9781350267138","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}