Beyond the Return of Religion: Art and the Postsecular

Beyond the Return of Religion: Art and the Postsecular explores the conceptual potential of the postsecular for investigations of (late) modern art and religion. Indicating a public co-existence and merging of religion and the secular, the postsecular is approached as an alternative to the return of...

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Published in:Brill research perspectives in religion and the arts
Main Author: Wijnia, Lieke 1985- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill [2018]
In: Brill research perspectives in religion and the arts
Further subjects:B modern art
B Art History
B Contemporary Art
B Spirituality
B Art museums
B Secularization
B Diversity
B Late Modernity
B Postsecular
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Summary:Beyond the Return of Religion: Art and the Postsecular explores the conceptual potential of the postsecular for investigations of (late) modern art and religion. Indicating a public co-existence and merging of religion and the secular, the postsecular is approached as an alternative to the return of religion narrative. Rather than framing artistic concerns with religion as a recurrence after temporary absence, it is argued how the postsecular allows for seeing the interaction between art and religion as enduring, albeit transforming relationship of mutual nature. Whereas secularization theories are intrinsically connected to modernity, the postsecular requires a pluralized perspective, covering the processes of secularization, diversification, and spiritualization. The postsecular reinforces the interconnectedness of these processes, which are, in turn, embodied in the concept’s interdisciplinary nature. While this essay predominantly focuses on visual art and its institutional context of the museum, the postsecular has interdisciplinary relevance for broader artistic and academic disciplines.
ISSN:2468-8878
Contains:Enthalten in: Brill research perspectives in religion and the arts
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/24688878-12340005