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a scholar of religious studies and social anthropology, dr. Brigitte Luchesi is an experi-
enced documentary photographer. for Luchesi, the photograph is a form of participant
observation, used in particular during hindu rituals. it contains aspects of both production
and representation that include the agency of photograph-taking, the social interaction
between photographer and person(s) depicted, the photographer’s place and perspec-
tive; personal interests, and scholarly and emotional reactions.
Participation in religious rituals and other acts of faith is most often a multi-sensual ex-
perience. sharing this experience with those not present could involve long and detailed
verbal descriptions, but a photograph can transmit impressions and informative details
compactly and directly, providing sensual access too. the traits of documentary photo-
graphs prove useful when the images are deployed in public contexts. the relationship
between text and photograph should be acknowledged, with the information the picture
transports recognized as a medium in its own right.
the cover image shows tamil worshippers of the hindu goddess sri Kamadchi in front
of her temple in hamm Uentrop, Germany, during the annual temple festival held on 25
June 2017. they are waiting for the mobile cult image of the goddess to be brought out
of its normal location and progressed through the neighbourhood. the two well-dressed
women have taken a vow to walk in front of the chariot all the way, carrying on their heads
pots with sanctified water.
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JRFM
Journal Religion Film Media, Volume 03/02
- Title
- JRFM
- Subtitle
- Journal Religion Film Media
- Volume
- 03/02
- Authors
- Christian Wessely
- Daria Pezzoli-Olgiati
- Editor
- Uni-Graz
- Publisher
- Schüren Verlag GmbH
- Location
- Graz
- Date
- 2017
- Language
- English
- License
- CC BY-NC 4.0
- Size
- 14.8 x 21.0 cm
- Pages
- 98
- Categories
- Zeitschriften JRFM