{"product_id":"the-spirit-of-matter-modernity-religion-and-the-power-of-objects-paperback","title":"The Spirit of Matter: Modernity, Religion, and the Power of Objects - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter Pels\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e A range of meaningful objects--exhibits of human remains or live people, fetishes, objects in a Catholic Museum, exotic photographs, commodities, and computers--demonstrate a subordinate modern consciousness about powerful objects and their 'life'. \u003cem\u003eThe Spirit of Matter\u003c\/em\u003e discusses these objects that move people emotionally but whose existence is often denied by modern wishful thinking of 'mind over matter'. It traces this mindset back to Protestant Christian influences that were secularized in the course of modern and colonial history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ePeter Pels\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Professor of Anthropology of Africa at the University of Leiden. He edited the journal \u003cem\u003eSocial Anthropology\u003c\/em\u003e (2003-2007) and advised the Çatalhöyük excavation project led by Ian Hodder (2005-14). His most recent publication is \u003cem\u003eMuseum Temporalities: Time, History and the Future of the Ethnographic Museum\u003c\/em\u003e (Routledge, 2023) which is co-edited with Wayne Modest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 387\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 15, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42765342081120,"sku":"9781836956914","price":68.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/nm6699gXVR9781836956914.webp?v=1779486677","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/the-spirit-of-matter-modernity-religion-and-the-power-of-objects-paperback","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}