Cosmologies of Pure Realms and the Rhetoric of Pollution

Yohan Yoo, James W. Watts

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Routledge
09 January 2023

Religion: general; Ancient religions & mythologies; Tribal religions; Society & culture: general

Series: Routledge Studies in Religion

"This collaboration between two scholars from different fields of religious studies draws on three comparative data sets to develop a new theory of purity and pollution in religion, arguing that a culture’s beliefs about cosmological realms shapes its pollution ideas and its purification practices.

The authors of this study refine Mary Douglas’ foundational theory of pollution as ""matter out of place,"" using a comparative approach to make the case that a culture’s cosmology designates which materials in which places constitute pollution. By bringing together a historical comparison of Ancient Near Eastern and Mediterranean religions, an ethnographic study of indigenous shamanism on Jeju Island, Korea, and the reception history of biblical rhetoric about pollution in Jewish and Christian cultures, the authors show that a cosmological account of purity works effectively across multiple disparate religious and cultural contexts. They conclude that cosmologies reinforce fears of pollution, and also that embodied experiences of purification help generate cosmological ideas.

Providing an innovative insight into a key topic of ritual studies, this book will be of vital interest to scholars and graduate students in religion, biblical studies, and anthropology."

By: Yohan Yoo, James W. Watts
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 140g
ISBN: 9780367722777
ISBN 10: 0367722771
Series: Routledge Studies in Religion
Pages: 170
Publication Date: 09 January 2023
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Yohan Yoo is Professor and Chair of the Department of Religious Studies in the College of Humanities at Seoul National University, Korea. James W. Watts is Professor in the Department of Religion of the College of Arts and Sciences at Syracuse University, USA.