9. “YE SHALL BE NAKED IN YOUR RITES”: RITUAL ATTIRE AND RITUAL NUDITY (SKYCLAD) IN NORTH AMERICAN WICCA

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. Introduction: Religion, Attire, and Adornment in North America 1
4. Part I. Theological Adornment
5. 1. SEVENTH- DAY ADVENTIST DRESS: “AN INDEX TO THE HEART” 23
6. 2. CLOTHING SPIRITUAL REALITY: THE SARTORIAL STYLES OF MARY BAKER EDDY 40
7. 3. FAITH, FASHION, AND FILM IN THE JAZZ AGE: CATHOLIC VESTMENTS ENCOUNTER THE ROARING 1920s 61
8. 4. POWER BEFORE THRONES OF GOD AND MAN: WOMEN, ADORNMENT, AND PUBLIC LIFE IN WHITE AMERICAN PENTECOSTALISM 86
9. Part II. Identity adornment
10. 5. HOLY DASHIKIS! BLACK SARTORIAL NATIONALISM AND BLACK ISRAELITE RELIGION 117
11. 6. REFINED BODIES: CLOTHING AS A VISUAL SIGNIFIER OF PIETY FOR MORMON WOMEN IN AMERICA 143
12. 7. THE CHRISTIAN TATTOO: MUCH MORE THAN SKIN- DEEP 165
13. 8. “QUEENS OF THE EARTH”: THE MGT UNIFORM AS A FORM OF IDENTITY CREATION AND NATION BUILDING 190
14. Part III. Negotiated adornment
15. 9. “YE SHALL BE NAKED IN YOUR RITES”: RITUAL ATTIRE AND RITUAL NUDITY (SKYCLAD) IN NORTH AMERICAN WICCA 207
16. 10. AMISH VOGUE: PERFORMING FASHION IN THE PLAIN WORLD 227
17. 11. “YOUR RELIGION IS SHOWING”: NEGOTIATION AND PERSONAL EXPERIENCE IN MORMON GARMENTS 251
18. Part IV. Activist adornment
19. 12. DRESSED FOR GLORY: WHITE UNIFORMS IN AFRICAN AMERICAN CHURCH TRADITIONS AS VISUAL POLITICAL THEOLOGY 277
20. 13. “THE HARE KRISHNA LOOK”: ISKCON ADORNMENT AS RELIGIOUS ACTIVISM 295
21. 14. RELIGIOUS DRESS, THE CHURCH OF BODY MODIFICATION, AND THE FIRST AMENDMENT 320
22. Discussion Questions 341
23. Suggested Reading List 349
24. List of Contributors 355
25. Index 359