{"product_id":"the-spirit-of-matter-peter-pels-9781836956914","title":"The Spirit of Matter: Modernity, Religion, and the Power of Objects","description":"\u003cp\u003e A range of meaningful objects--exhibits of human remains or live people, fetishes, objects in a Catholic Museum, exotic photographs, commodities, and computers--demonstrate a subordinate modern consciousness about powerful objects and their 'life'. \u003cem\u003eThe Spirit of Matter\u003c\/em\u003e discusses these objects that move people emotionally but whose existence is often denied by modern wishful thinking of 'mind over matter'. It traces this mindset back to Protestant Christian influences that were secularized in the course of modern and colonial history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Pels\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1836956916\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781836956914\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Berghahn Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 387\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.14lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.80d","brand":"Peter Pels","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48460306022655,"sku":"9781836956914","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2a091c2a-b515-42c9-b3c7-76aed3ccf1fb.jpg?v=1777413881","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-spirit-of-matter-peter-pels-9781836956914","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}