Religious materialities and aesthetics
The role of objects in the production of devotional ethics and processes of subjectivation
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Materiality, Aesthetics, Religion, Devotion, SubjectivityAbstract
The organization of the dossier was inspired by studies on religiosity and public space, with the object of investigation being the various forms and expressions of this issue in Latin American contexts where the religious dimension becomes relevant. These studies are essential to demonstrate how "processes of modernization" enable the renewed cultivation of traditional ethical sensibilities and/or practices of authority in different religions. Both perspectives deal with an issue that has been gaining ground in recent anthropological discussions: the development of a material approach to religion.
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