Miniature Books: The Format and Function of Tiny Religious Texts (Comparative Research on Iconic and Performative Texts) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1781798605 ISBN 13: 9781781798607

Verlag: Equinox Publishing Ltd, 2019

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Miniature books, handwritten or printed books in the smallest format, have fascinated religious people, printers, publishers, collectors, and others through the centuries because of their unique physical features, and continue to captivate people today. The small lettering and the delicate pages, binding, and covers highlight the material form of texts and invite sensory engagement and appreciation. This volume addresses miniature books with a special focus on religious books in Jewish, Christian, Muslim, Hindu and Buddhist traditions. The book presents various empirical contexts for how the smallest books have been produced, distributed, and used in different times and cultures and also provides theoretical reflections and comments that discuss the divergent formats and functions of books.

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Kristina Myrvold is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Linnaeus University. She is the author and editor of numerous publications on Indian cultures, religions, and migration.

Dorina Miller Parmenter is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Spalding University in Louisville, Kentucky. Her research interests include material uses of the Christian Bible.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Equinox Publishing Ltd
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2019
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1781798605
• ISBN 13: 9781781798607
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 246
• Herausgeber: Myrvold Kristina, Parmenter Dorina Miller
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