Wearing Their Faith : New Religious Movements, Dress, and Fashion in America
by
Lynn S. Neal
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Elements in New Religious Movements
ISBN-10
1009304658
ISBN-13
9781009304658
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Feb 13th, 2025
Print length
92 Pages
Weight
154 grams
Dimensions
15.10 x 22.80 x 0.80 cms
Product Classification:
Religious & spiritual leadersAlternative belief systemsFashion & society
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This Element explores the role of dress in New Religious Movements, highlighting its role in creating charismatic leaders and faithful followers. Case studies reveal how dress and fashion practices empower people to live and wear their faith, while the fashion industry incorporates cult stereotypes and normative understandings of good religion.
New Religious Movements (NRMs) have a long, interconnected history with distinct forms of dress and clothing. However, research on NRMs has not focused sufficiently on the clothing and material culture of these groups. In response, this Element examines the central role that dress plays in the creation of charismatic leaders and the formation of faithful followers. Through a variety of case studies ranging from Maharishi Mahesh Yogi to Father Divine, from the Children of God to the Nation of Islam we see how dress and fashion practices provide people with a powerful way to live and wear their faith. In addition, the fashion industry takes note and incorporates ideas about cults and clothing into their trends and styles. In doing so, it fuels the cult stereotype and fosters normative understandings of what constitutes good religion.
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