The embodied eye : religious visual culture and the social life of feeling

David Morgan builds on his previous groundbreaking work to offer this new, systematically integrated theory of the study of religion as visual culture. Providing key tools for scholars across disciplines studying the materiality of religions, Morgan gives an accessibly written theoretical overview including case studies of the ways seeing is related to touching, hearing, feeling, and such ephemeral experiences as dreams, imagination, and visions. The case studies explore both the high and low of religious visual culture: Catholic traditions of the erotic Sacred Heart of Jesus, the unrecognizability of the Virgin in the Fatima apparitions, the prehistory of Warner Sallman's face of Jesus, and more. Basing the study of religious images and visual practices in the relationship between seeing and the senses, Morgan argues against reductionist models of "the gaze, " demonstrating that vision is not something that occurs in abstraction, but is a fundamental way of embodying the human self. David Morgan Builds On His Previous Groundbreaking Work To Offer This New, Systematically Integrated Theory Of The Study Of Religion As Visual Culture. Providing Key Tools For Scholars Across Disciplines Studying The Materiality Of Religions, Morgan Gives An Accessibly Written Theoretical Overview Including Case Studies Of The Ways Seeing Is Related To Touching, Hearing, Feeling, And Such Ephemeral Experiences As Dreams, Imagination, And Visions. The Case Studies Explore Both The High And Low Of Religious Visual Culture: Catholic Traditions Of The Erotic Sacred Heart Of Jesus, The Unrecognizability Of The Virgin In The Fatima Apparitions, The Prehistory Of Warner Sallman's Face Of Jesus, And More.--cover. Vision And Embodiment -- The Body In Question -- Ways Of Seeing -- Icon And Interface -- Matter Of The Heart: Touching And Seeing -- The Look Of Sympathy: Feeling And Seeing -- The Enchantment Of Media: Hearing And Seeing -- At The Cusp Of Invisibility: Visions, Dreams, And Images. David Morgan. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Offers an integrated theory of the study of religion as visual culture. Providing key tools for scholars across disciplines studying the materiality of religions, this title gives an overview including case studies of the ways seeing is related to touching, hearing, feeling, and such ephemeral experiences as dreams, imagination, and visions. Morgan builds on his previous work to offer a systematically integrated theory of the study of religion as visual culture. He gives an accessibly written theoretical overview including case studies of the ways seeing is related to touching, hearing, feeling, and such ephemeral experiences as dreams, imagination, and visions