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Miniature Books: The Format and Function of Tiny Religious Texts (Comparative Research on Iconic and Performative Texts) - Softcover

Kristina Myrvold

 
9781781798614: Miniature Books: The Format and Function of Tiny Religious Texts (Comparative Research on Iconic and Performative Texts)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1781798613 ISBN 13: 9781781798614
Publisher: Equinox Publishing Ltd, 2019

Synopsis

Miniature books, handwritten or printed books in the smallest format, have fascinated religious people, printers, publishers, collectors, and others through the centuries because of their unique physical features, and continue to captivate people today. The small lettering and the delicate pages, binding, and covers highlight the material form of texts and invite sensory engagement and appreciation. This volume addresses miniature books with a special focus on religious books in Jewish, Christian, Muslim, Hindu and Buddhist traditions. The book presents various empirical contexts for how the smallest books have been produced, distributed, and used in different times and cultures and also provides theoretical reflections and comments that discuss the divergent formats and functions of books.

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About the Author

Kristina Myrvold is Associate Professor of Religious Studies in the Department of Cultural Sciences at Linnaeus University in Sweden. Dorina Miller Parmenter is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Spalding University in Louisville, Kentucky.

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Publisher
Equinox Publishing Ltd
Publication date
2019
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1781798613
ISBN 13 
9781781798614
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
246
Editor
Kristina Myrvold, Dorina Miller Parmenter