The Religious Life of Dress - (Dress, Body, Culture) by Lynne Hume (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>This accessible study of religious dress practices contains case studies on a wide range of religious groups, including: Catholics, Jews, Hindus, Druids, Shamans, and Mystics.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>From clothing to the painted and scarified nude body, through overt, public display or esoteric symbols known only to the initiated, dress can convey information about beliefs, faith, identity, power, agency, resistance, and fashion. Taking a 'senses' approach, Hume's engaging account takes into consideration the look, smell, feel, touch and sound of religious apparel, the 'smells and bells' of dress and its accoutrements, as well as the emotions evoked by donning religious garb. <br/><br/>The book's global perspective provides wide-ranging, yet detailed, coverage of religious dress, from the history and meaning of the simple 'no-frills' attire of the Anabaptists to the power structure displayed in the elaborate fabrics and colours of the Roman Catholic Church; Hume examines the 2,500 year-old tradition of Buddhist robes, the nudity of India's holy men, and much more. With chapters on Sufism, Vodou, modern Pagans, as well as painted and tattooed indigenous and modern Western bodies, the reader is swept along on a sensual journey of the sight, sound, smell and feel of wearing religion. <br/><br/>Unique in its field, this intriguing and informative anthropological approach to the body and dress is an essential read for students of Anthropology, Anthropology of Dress, Sociology, Fashion and Textiles, Culture and Dress, Body and Culture and Cultural Studies.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>Anthropologist Hume (Univ. of Queensland, Australia) has published several works on pagan and aboriginal religious practices in Australia. This book, filled with ideas and quotes from other writers, attempts to provide an overview of an extremely complex subject.<br/>CHOICE<br><br>Hume's emphasis on the smell, feel, texture, and types of cloth used in religious practice is particularly original, as is her discussion of dress associated with the dead. This unique volume underscores the ways that clothing contributes to people's identities and their sense of moral order, in this world and beyond.<br><br>The book is a good introduction to either religious studies or to the importance of religious dress to personal or group identity. Well worth reading.<br/>TRC<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b>Lynne Hume </b>is Associate Professor in the School of History, Philosophy, Religion and Classics at the University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.</p>
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