{"product_id":"praying-with-the-senses-9780253031655","title":"Praying with the Senses","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume is as enriching as it is ground-breaking. It will definitely be a companion to students of religion and Eastern Orthodoxy from various disciplines, complementing the theological and historical approaches to Eastern Christianity.\u003c\/p\u003e * Journal of Orthodox Christian Studies *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese essays advance the understanding of Eastern Orthodox spiritual practices from a religious studies perspective, and they will likely stimulate new directions for research and teaching in this largely neglected area.\u003c\/p\u003e * Reading Religion *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection could well be a principal text in courses on contemporary spirituality and church life. And equally it could be used for retreats and for personal spiritual reading as well. It is a welcome addition to other fine work that explores popular spirituality.\u003c\/p\u003e * St. Vladimir's Theological Quarterly *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e[T]he contributors to this volume offer a number of valuable insights into questions of personhood, mediation, tradition, authority, publicity, intimacy, belonging, and the theological valences we attach to the human sensorium. Their collective labor demonstrates that Eastern Christianity is rich soil for anthropological inquiry from a number of vantage-points and for a host of theoretical interests.\u003c\/p\u003e * AnthroCyBib *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: The Senses of Prayer in Eastern Orthodox Christianity \/ Sonja Luehrmann Part I: Senses\u003cbr\u003e1. Becoming Orthodox: The Mystery and Mastery of a Christian Tradition \/ Vlad Naumescu\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Missionary Primer \/ Ioann Veniaminov\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e2. Listening and the Sacramental Life: Degrees of Mediation in Greek Orthodox Christianity \/ Jeffers Engelhardt \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCreating an Image for Prayer \/ Sonja Luehrmann\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e3. Imagining Holy Personhood: Anthropological Thresholds of the Icon \/ Angie Heo\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSyriac as a \u003c\/i\u003elingua sacra: \u003ci\u003eSpeaking the Language of Christ in India \/ Vlad Naumescu\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e4. Authorizing: The Paradoxes of Praying by the Book \/ Sonja Luehrmann\u003cbr\u003ePart II: Worlds\u003cbr\u003e5. Inhabiting Orthodox Russia: Religious Nomadism and the Puzzle of Belonging \/ Jeanne Kormina \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBaraka: Mixing Muslims, Christians, and Jews \/ Angie Heo\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e6. Sharing Space: On the Publicity of Prayer, between an Ethiopian Village and the Rest of the World \/ Tom Boylston \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePrayers for Cars, Weddings, and Well-Being: Orthodox Prayers en route in Syria \/ Andreas Bandak\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e7. Struggling Bodies at the Crossroads of Economy and Tradition: The Case of Contemporary Russian Convents \/ Daria Dubovka \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCompeting Prayers for Ukraine \/ Sonja Luehrmann\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e8. Orthodox Revivals: Prayer, Charisma, and Liturgical Religion \/ Simion Pop\u003cbr\u003eEpilogue: Not-Orthodoxy\/Orthodoxy's Others \/ William A. Christian Jr.\u003cbr\u003eGlossary\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400574837079,"sku":"9780253031655","price":56.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780253031655.jpg?v=1730471017","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/praying-with-the-senses-9780253031655","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}