The Spirit of Matter
Modernity, Religion, and the Power of Objects A range of meaningful objectsâexhibits of human remains or live people, fetishes, objects in a Catholic Museum, exotic photographs, commodities, and computersâdemonstrate a subordinate modern consciousness about powerful objects and their âlifeâ. The Spirit of Matter discusses these objects that move people emotionally but whose existence is often denied by modern wishful thinking of âmind over matterâ. It traces this mindset back to Protestant Christian influences that were secularized in the course of modern and colonial history.
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Modernity, Religion, and the Power of Objects A range of meaningful objectsâexhibits of human remains or live people, fetishes, objects in a Catholic Museum, exotic photographs, commodities, and computersâdemonstrate a subordinate modern consciousness about powerful objects and their âlifeâ. The Spirit of Matter discusses these objects that move people emotionally but whose existence is often denied by modern wishful thinking of âmind over matterâ. It traces this mindset back to Protestant Christian influences that were secularized in the course of modern and colonial history.
