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Religion, Aesthetics and Morality

conference contribution
posted on 2023-05-24, 12:20 authored by Douglas EzzyDouglas Ezzy
This article examines the aesthetic turn in contemporary religious practice. I argue that aesthetic modes of representation are central to the religious practices, myths, and rituals, that shape moral practice. The paper draws on Nietzsche’s analysis of aesthetics and Carl Einstein’s examination of the relationship of aesthetics to myth and ritual. Empirically, the role of aesthetics is manifest in a number of contemporary ethnographies of religion that emphasise practice, embodiment and performance to religion. I argue that aesthetic experience is crucial in the construction of moral relationships, and ethical demands, that arise out of religious practice.

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Publication title

TASA 2013 Conference proceedings

Editors

various

Pagination

1-10

ISBN

9780646911267

Department/School

School of Social Sciences

Publisher

The Australian Sociological Association

Place of publication

online

Event title

TASA- The Australian Sociological Association conference 2013

Event Venue

Melbourne

Date of Event (Start Date)

2013-11-25

Date of Event (End Date)

2013-11-28

Repository Status

  • Restricted

Socio-economic Objectives

Expanding knowledge in human society

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