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Encyclopedia of Religion, Second Edition, Volume 7: Iconography - Justin Martyr

Although certain definitions of religion would like to portray worship and the contemplative life as devoid of anything so profane or secular as commerce, in fact, work, trade, and religion are often inseparable, and can even be indistinguishable. And no religion is without fundamental economic aspects. If commerce is broadly understood as any system of exchange in which goods, services, or capital act as a medium of human relations, it is not difficult to see how commerce also characterizes much religious behavior. Human traffic with the divine may be described as a commerce of sorts, and often precisely as a system of exchange in which human beings barter for goods and services that will enhance their lives. Images are often the coin by which the metaphysical economy of exchange is conducted with the gods or divine forces whose benefits may be acquired by the expenditure of moral or spiritual capital betokened by the image. In other cases, images promote or facilitate consumption that is infused with religious meaning.

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No. Panggil

Online

Penerbit

Michigan, USA : Macmillan Reference USA., 2005

Deskripsi Fisik

750 p. : 29 cm

Bahasa

English

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0-02-865740-3

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NONE

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text

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electronic

Tipe Pembawa

online resource

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Second Edition

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Religion
Encyclopedias
Religion Encyclopedias

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Jones, Lindsay

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