{"product_id":"figurations-and-sensations-of-the-unseen-in-judaism-christianity-and-islam-contested-desires-paperback","title":"Figurations and Sensations of the Unseen in Judaism, Christianity and Islam: Contested Desires - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAmy Whitehead\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eTerje Stordalen\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eBirgit Meyer\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book is open access and available on www.bloomsburycollections.com.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e It is funded by the University of Oslo and Utrecht University.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJudaism, Christianity and Islam are known to privilege words over images. This book shows, however, that the reality is more complex. \u003ci\u003eFiguration\u003c\/i\u003es\u003ci\u003e and Sensations of the Unseen \u003c\/i\u003eexplores the complex procedures used to render the invisible as visible and the elusive as tangible in these three traditions. Working from different disciplinary angles, contributors reflect on figuration and sensation in biblical culture, medieval Jewish culture, the imagination of the unseen in Islamic settings, Christian assaults on 'idolatry' in Africa, baroque and modern Church art, contemporary Eastern Orthodox tradition, photography on the East African coast, European opera and literature, and more. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The book shows that the three religious traditions have formed sensorial regimes: embodied habits, traditions and standards for seeing, sensing, displaying, and figuring that which could not, or should not, be seen. So, the desire for seeing the invisible and experiencing the beyond are paradoxically confirmed, contested and controlled, by the sensorial regimes in vogue. This carries over even into secularized use of religious figurations in arts and literature. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFigurations and Sensations of the Unseen \u003c\/i\u003eis important reading for scholars of anthropology, religious studies, Jewish studies, Christian studies, Islamic studies, art history, cultural studies, biblical studies and archaeology.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBirgit Meyer\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Utrecht, The Netherlands. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTerje Stordalen\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Hebrew Bible and Old Testament Studies at the University of Oslo, Norway and Visiting Professor at the Institute of Law, Aalborg University, Denmark.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.72 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 24, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51788553617696,"sku":"9781350225756","price":80.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/0e16183564798f9ffc6691e226dc759d.webp?v=1780654418","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/figurations-and-sensations-of-the-unseen-in-judaism-christianity-and-islam-contested-desires-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}