{"product_id":"religion-in-vogue-lynn-s-neal-9781479813599","title":"Religion in Vogue: Christianity and Fashion in America","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShows how the fashion industry in the mid- to late twentieth century created a particular way of seeing religion as fashionable\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom cross necklaces to fashion designs inspired by nuns' habits, how have fashion sources interpreted Christianity? And how, in turn, have these interpretations shaped conceptions of religion in the United States? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReligion in Vogue explores the intertwined history of Christianity and the fashion industry. Using a diverse range of fashion sources, including designs, jewelry, articles in fashion magazines, and advertisements, Lynn S. Neal demonstrates how in the second half of the twentieth century the modern fashion industry created an aestheticized Christianity, transforming it into a consumer product. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe fashion industry socialized consumers to see religion as fashionable and as a beautiful lifestyle accessory--something to be displayed, consumed, and experienced as an expression of personal identity and taste. Religion was something to be embraced and shown off by those who were sophisticated and stylish, and not solely the domain of the politically conservative. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNeal ultimately concludes that, through aestheticizing Christianity, the fashion industry has offered Americans a means of blending traditional elements of religion--such as ritual practice, miraculous events, and theological concepts--with modern culture, revealing a new dimension to the personal experience of religion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lynn S. Neal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1479813591\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781479813599\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New York University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/17\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/30\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/18\/2019 pg. 1","brand":"Lynn S. Neal","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43985738825983,"sku":"9781479813599","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3bd84756-03eb-4dd2-a4e1-6ea05650e0a3.jpg?v=1683279274","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/religion-in-vogue-lynn-s-neal-9781479813599","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}