Science, Magic and Religion

The Ritual Processes of Museum Magic

254 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

For some time now, museums have been recognized as important institutions of western cultural and social life. The idea of the museum as a ritual site is fairly new and has been applied to the art museums in Europe and the United States so far. This volume expands it by exploring a range of contemporary museums in Europe and Africa. The case studies examine the different ways in which various actors involved in cultural production dramatize and ritualize such sites. It turns out that not only museum specialists, but visitors themselves are engaged in complex performances and experiences that make use of museums in often unexpected ways.

• Reihe: New Directions in Anthropology
• Themen: Lexika Bibliotheks- und Informationswissenschaften / Museumskunde Museologie und Heritage Studies
• ISBN: 9781571815200
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 01.12.2004
• Größe: 235 x 157 mm
• Verlag: Berghahn Books
• Herausgegeben von: Mary Bouquet, Nuno Porto