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REL 2901: Art in Non-Christian Religions
This page features resources for the course REL-2901: Art in Non-Christian Religions. You can find more by searching the Library catalogue, or look up databases and journals by title.
Suggested Keywords:
- Art and religion
- Architecture and religion
- [religion name] art
- [religion name] sculpture
- [religion name] mural painting and decoration
- [religion name] art and symbolism
Scholarly Journals
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Material ReligionExplores how religion happens in material culture - images, devotional and liturgical objects, architecture and sacred space, works of arts and mass-produced artifacts - and the many different practices that put them to work. Ritual, communication, ceremony, instruction, meditation, propaganda, pilgrimage, display, magic, liturgy and interpretation constitute many of the practices whereby religious material culture constructs the worlds of belief.
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Ars JudaicaShowcases the Jewish contribution to the visual arts and architecture from antiquity to the present from a variety of perspectives, including history, iconography, semiotics, psychology, sociology, and folklore.
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Ars OrientalisAnnual volume of scholarly articles and book reviews on the art and archaeology of Asia, including the ancient Near East and the Islamic world. Fostering a broad range of themes and approaches, it is intended for scholars in diverse fields. Formerly "Ars Islamica".
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Religion and the ArtsPromotes the development of discourses for exploring the religious dimensions of the verbal, visual and performing arts
Metropolitan Museum of Art Exhibitions
Images and descriptions of artistic objects featured in curated exhibitions at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.