2015
DOI: 10.1163/15700682-12341362
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Approaches to Visual Culture and Religion

Abstract: Written from the point of view of a historian of religion\s, the article asks why the so-called “visual turn” has not left a major effect on the study of religion\s as an academic discipline and how things could be improved to that effect. It offers a synthetic account of earlier and contemporary involvements of scholars of religion and scholarly networks with images and visual culture, pointing to a general lack of sustained training and little exposure to relevant methodology and theory developed in relevant… Show more

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“…It is evident that while discussions on pertinent topics like women and visual art commenced as early as the 1990s in the realm of digital media influence, substantial influence within the field of religious visual arts has predominantly surfaced post-2010. This observation also tangentially addresses the Uehlinger (2015) perspective.…”
Section: Abstract Evolutionmentioning
confidence: 68%
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“…It is evident that while discussions on pertinent topics like women and visual art commenced as early as the 1990s in the realm of digital media influence, substantial influence within the field of religious visual arts has predominantly surfaced post-2010. This observation also tangentially addresses the Uehlinger (2015) perspective.…”
Section: Abstract Evolutionmentioning
confidence: 68%
“…Research highlights the essential role of visual images in religious history, offering a unique lens to reflect on religious ideas and values (Goldburg 2004). This visual perspective provides insights into religion's nature and function that are otherwise difficult to achieve, especially in early societies with limited literacy (Uehlinger 2015). The study of religious iconography, evolving over time, underscores the importance of visual images in religion as a means of communication between the human and the divine (Schwabsky 2000).…”
Section: The Impact Of Digital Media On the Development Of Religious ...mentioning
confidence: 98%
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“…Uehlinger used religious works as an example to illustrate art history and works selected by museums, which likely completely ignored popular and mass-produced imagery and objects and the host of religious practices that rely on such items. It has often reduced religious images to historical or aesthetic artifacts, failing to account for their role in the living traditions of the life of a community (Uehlinger 2015). Taking naga art as an example, the collection of naga works in museums in Thailand is limited and many naga images used in daily life are not included in museums.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%