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Free Download Silhouettes of the Soul: Meditations on Fashion, Religion, and Subjectivity (Dress Cultures) edited by Otto Von Busch, Jeanine Viau
English | April 7, 2022 | ISBN: 1350179906, 1350285676 | True EPUB | 216 pages | 4.7 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.