Altars of Ammo: Catholic Materiality and the Visual Culture of World War II
During World War II, US photographers, government censors, and publishers-Catholic and non-Catholic alike-were attracted to images depicting the intersection of Roman Catholic ritual forms and military equipment such as Jeeps, ammunition boxes, cannons, and artillery shells. The motif was seductive...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis
[2019]
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Material religion
Year: 2019, Volume: 15, Issue: 4, Pages: 401-432 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
World War
/ Catholicism
/ Ritual
/ Cultic object
/ Military
/ Object (Philosophy)
/ Image
/ Culture
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| Further subjects: | B
Photography
B religion and violence B Visual Culture B Roman Catholicism B Ritual B military chaplaincy B Aesthetics B American Religion B World War II |
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