‘Sacred’ Icons from Below as Objects of Anthropological Inquiries
A Reflexive Synthesis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19007543 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ferdinand Dionisio Caballero (0009-0005-5497-0488, University of the Immaculate Conception, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 52-65 |
| Publication date | 2023-04-30 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Cognizance Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0976-7797 |
| Publisher | Zain Publications (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.47760/cognizance.2023.v03i04.007 |
| OpenAlex | W4368362889 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 5 |
This reflexive article argues the validity of ‘sacred’ icons as potential objects of anthropological inquiries. The first component of this paper will present works of anthropologists that include icons of saints as subjects. Moreover, this component will highlight the importance of specific social contexts that make these icons socially relevant and worthy of anthropological scrutiny. Furthermore, each anthropological work will serve as grounding for the second component of this paper, in which I will link Sherry Ortner’s (2006) two- field types of agency, which are agency of intentions, and agency of power to the icons of saints in postcolonial settings
Aesthetics · Art · Epistemology · Political science · Reflexivity · Scrutiny · Social science · Sociology · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Anthropology · Geographies of human-animal interactions · Law · Philosophy · Religious Tourism and Spaces
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |