Religion, Attire, and Adornment in North America

Marie W. Dallam, Benjamin E. Zeller

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Columbia University Press
17 August 2023

Comparative religion; Cultural studies; Religious groups: social & cultural aspects; Sociology: customs & traditions

"Clothing, dress, and ornamentation are crucial parts of individual and communal religious life and practice, yet they are too often overlooked. This book convenes leading scholars to explore the roles of attire and adornment in the creation and communication of religious meaning, identity, and community. Contributors investigate aspects of religious dress in North America in the nineteenth, twentieth, and twenty-first centuries, considering adornment practices in a wide range of religious traditions and among individuals who straddle religious boundaries. The collection is organized around four frameworks for understanding the material culture of religion: theological interpretation, identity formation, negotiation of tradition, and activism.

Religion, Attire, and Adornment in North America features essays on topics such as Black Israelites' use of African fabrics, Christian religious tattoos, Wiccan ritual nudity, Amish ""plain dress,"" Mormon sacred garments, Hare Krishna robes, and the Church of Body Modification. Spanning the diversity of religious practice and expression, this book is suitable for a range of undergraduate courses and offers new insights for scholars in many disciplines."

Edited by: Marie W. Dallam, Benjamin E. Zeller
Imprint: Columbia University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
ISBN: 9780231204453
ISBN 10: 0231204450
Pages: 392
Publication Date: 17 August 2023
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction: Religion, Attire, and Adornment in North America, by Benjamin E. Zeller and Marie W. Dallam Part I. Theological Adornment 1. Seventh-day Adventist Dress: “An Index to the Heart,” by Emily J. Bailey 2. Clothing Spiritual Reality: The Sartorial Styles of Mary Baker Eddy, byJeremy Rapport 3. Faith, Fashion, and Film in the Jazz Age: Catholic Vestments Encounter the Roaring 1920s, Adrienne Nock Ambrose 4. Power Before Thrones of God and Man: Women, Adornment, and Public Life in White American Pentecostalism, by Andrea Shan Johnson and Leah Payne Part II. Identity Adornment 5. Holy Dashikis! Black Sartorial Nationalism and Black Israelite Religion, by André E. Brooks-Key 6. Refined Bodies: Clothing as a Visual Signifier of Piety for Mormon Women in America, by Kate Davis 7. The Christian Tattoo: Much More than Skin-Deep, by Jerome R. Koch and Kevin D. Dougherty 8. “Queens of the Earth”: The MGT Uniform as a Form of Identity Creation and Nation Building, by Kayla Renée Wheeler Part III. Negotiated Adornment 9. “Ye Shall Be Naked in Your Rites”: Ritual Attire and Ritual Nudity (Skyclad) in North American Wicca, by Michelle Mueller 10. Amish Vogue: Performing Fashion in the Plain World, by Nao Nomura 11. “Your Religion Is Showing”: Negotiation and Personal Experience in Mormon Garments, by Jessica Finnigan and Nancy Ross Part IV. Activist Adornment 12. Dressed for Glory: White Uniforms in African American Church Traditions as Visual Political Theology, by Elaina Smith 13. “The Hare Krishna Look”: ISKCON Adornment as Religious Activism, by Benjamin E. Zeller 14. Religious Dress, the Church of Body Modification, and the First Amendment, by Marie W. Dallam Discussion Questions Suggested Reading List List of Contributors Index

Marie W. Dallam is professor of religious studies at the Honors College of the University of Oklahoma. Her books include Cowboy Christians (2018). Benjamin E. Zeller is professor and chair of religion at Lake Forest College. His books include Heaven’s Gate: America’s UFO Religion (2014). Dallam and Zeller are among the coeditors of Religion, Food, and Eating in North America (Columbia, 2014).

Reviews for Religion, Attire, and Adornment in North America

In lucid prose, the editors of this handsome volume usher readers into the worlds of religion, attire, and adornment. Beautifully curated, the collection shows us how bodily presentation matters. Contributors explain what the language of sacred garb tells us about how religion is worn; what these vestments mean for those who wear, touch, view, or simply imagine them. This is a book that speaks to glamour and plainness, sartorial splendor and fashionable modesty in so many of its North American guises. This is a book you will want to teach! -- Laura Levitt, author of <i>The Objects that Remain</i> Religion, Attire, and Adornment in North America addresses the relationship between religion and dress in America and the ways that religious practitioners make meaning through their sartorial choices. Its chapters are accessibly written and their breadth is impressive; scholars of American religions, new religious movements, gender studies, and material culture will appreciate this volume. -- Nora Rubel, author of <i>Doubting the Devout: The Ultra-Orthodox in the Jewish American Imagination</i>