A range of meaningful objects-exhibits of human remains or live people, fetishes, objects in a Catholic Museum, exotic photographs, commodities, and computers-demonstrate a subordinate modern consciousness about powerful objects and their 'life'. The Spirit of Matter discusses these objects that move people emotionally but whose existence is often denied by modern wishful thinking of 'mind over matter'. It traces this mindset back to Protestant Christian influences that were secularized in the course of modern and colonial history.
| ISBN: | 9781836956914 |
| Publication date: | 1st May 2026 |
| Author: | Peter Pels |
| Publisher: | Berghahn Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 387 pages |
| Series: | Methodology and History in Anthropology |
| Genres: |
Material culture Social and cultural anthropology Museology and heritage studies |
A range of meaningful objects-exhibits of human remains or live people, fetishes, objects in a Catholic Museum, exotic photographs, commodities, and computers-demonstrate a subordinate modern consciousness about powerful objects and their 'life'. The Spirit of Matter discusses these objects that move people emotionally but whose existence is often denied by modern wishful thinking of 'mind over matter'. It traces this mindset back to Protestant Christian influences that were secularized in the course of modern and colonial history.
The Spirit of Matter features in the following genres: Material culture, Social and cultural anthropology, Museology and heritage studies
The Spirit of Matter is available in Paperback, Hardback
The Spirit of Matter was written by Peter Pels and published by Berghahn Books
The Spirit of Matter has 387 pages
Yes it is part of Methodology and History in Anthropology series
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