A communion of shadows: religion and photography in nineteenth-century America
"When the revolutionary technology of photography erupted in American culture in 1839, it swiftly became, in the day's parlance, a 'mania.' In this ... illustrated book, Rachel McBride Lindsey places vernacular photography at the center of the study of nineteenth-century American...
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| 格式: | 电子 图书 |
| 语言: | English |
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Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina Press
2017
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| In: | Year: 2017 |
| 评论: | [Rezension von: Lindsey, Rachel McBride, A Communion of Shadows: Religion and Photography in Nineteenth Century America] (2019) (Bruner, Jason)
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| IxTheo Classification: | AG Religious life; material religion |
| Further subjects: | B
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT ; Inspiration & Personal Growth
B United States B Photography History 19th century United States B BODY, MIND & SPIRIT ; Spirituality ; General B RELIGION ; Christianity ; General B RELIGION ; Spirituality B History B RELIGION ; Devotional B Photography B Electronic books History B Photography (United States) History 19th century B United States Religious life and customs 19th century United States B United States Religious life and customs 19th century |
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| 总结: | "When the revolutionary technology of photography erupted in American culture in 1839, it swiftly became, in the day's parlance, a 'mania.' In this ... illustrated book, Rachel McBride Lindsey places vernacular photography at the center of the study of nineteenth-century American religious culture and lived religion. As an empirical tool, photography captured many of the signal scenes of American life, from the Gold Rush to the bloody battlefields of the Civil War. But photographs did not simply display neutral records of people, places, and things--commonplace photographs became inscribed with spiritual meaning, disclosing, not merely signifying, a power that lay beyond"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index. - Print version record |
| ISBN: | 1469633736 |