In the history of religions, material artifacts have often played an important role as mediations of the 'sacred.' They were and are worshipped, venerated, and sometimes destroyed for their assumed supernatural powers. The article reviews theoretical concepts that engage with the charismatic capacities of objects ('fetish,' 'cultic image,' and 'aura') and discusses literature about 'charismatic objects.' It deals with the question of what kind of charisma objects may have and suggests that the term 'charisma,' when defined in a specific way, is a useful concept to describe and compare specific material objects from different religious traditions. These conceptual and methodological considerations are illustrated by a brief discussion of Christian relic veneration.
مجموعه
تاريخ نشر
2019
توصيف ظاهري
166-190
عنوان
Journal of Religion in Europe
شماره جلد
12/2
شماره استاندارد بين المللي پياييندها
1874-8929
اصطلاحهای موضوعی کنترل نشده
اصطلاح موضوعی
Anthropology of Religion
اصطلاح موضوعی
aura
اصطلاح موضوعی
charisma
اصطلاح موضوعی
Christianity
اصطلاح موضوعی
Comparative Religion & Religious Studies
اصطلاح موضوعی
fetish
اصطلاح موضوعی
History of Religion
اصطلاح موضوعی
material religion
اصطلاح موضوعی
Middle East and Islamic Studies
اصطلاح موضوعی
relics
اصطلاح موضوعی
Religion & Society
اصطلاح موضوعی
Religious Studies
اصطلاح موضوعی
Social Sciences
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