Museum in Context
In using the critical term museality in aesthetics of religion, it is our aim in this article to reveal the socio-cultural embeddedness of museums in Western societies and beyond. To do this we draw on two distinct cultural and sociological models of society, dispositive theory and Luhmann's co...
Published in: | Journal of religion in Europe |
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Brill
2011
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Journal of religion in Europe
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Further subjects: | B
Identity
AESTHETICS OF RELIGION
MUSEALITY
SYSTEMS THEORY
DISCOURSE THEORY
MEDIA
MUSEUM
DISPOSITIVE
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Summary: | In using the critical term museality in aesthetics of religion, it is our aim in this article to reveal the socio-cultural embeddedness of museums in Western societies and beyond. To do this we draw on two distinct cultural and sociological models of society, dispositive theory and Luhmann's communicational systems theory. Dispositive theory allows us to include non-discursive practices and materialisations in the aesthetic analysis of religious identification strategies mediated through museums and exhibitions. The boundaries, environment and self-referentiality of the system museum are discussed with a view to the shifting place and visibility of religious and secular messages in museum contexts. The focus on museality leads beyond museums to discover object wanderings, religious re-interpretations and museum displays in a number of other socio-cultural fields. |
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ISSN: | 1874-8929 |
Contains: | In: Journal of religion in Europe
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/187489210X553502 DOI: 10.15496/publikation-93004 HDL: 10900/151664 |