Silhouettes of the Soul: Meditations on Fashion, Religion, and Subjectivity
Otto Von Busch, "Silhouettes of the Soul: Meditations on Fashion, Religion, and Subjectivity "
English | ISBN: 1350179906 | 2022 | 216 pages | PDF | 11 MB
English | ISBN: 1350179906 | 2022 | 216 pages | PDF | 11 MB
What is the relationship between the soul, or inner life, and what we wear in the making of identity and belief? What bearing do religious and political belonging, respectability, and resistance have on the way in which we dress? Why have more traditional religious practices been so prescriptive about body adornment? Historically, fashionable dress and religion have been positioned as polar opposites. Silhouettes of the Soul brings them together, placing them in conversation with each other. By moving beyond traditional, social scientific, and historical analysis of religious attire and adornment the book presents a variety of disciplinary approaches from across regional, social, and religious locations.
Contentious and challenging, as well as academically rigorous, the book's diverse range of contributors - from fashion and religious studies scholars, to designers, activists, monastics, and journalists - explore the relationship between religion and fashion, extending the meanings and possibilities of both dress and spirituality. Combining interviews and personal stories with more traditional theoretical analysis,
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