All Outputs (4)

The Religious Dimensions of Compulsive Buying (2009)
Journal Article
Arya, R. (2009). The Religious Dimensions of Compulsive Buying. Implicit Religion, 12, 165--185. https://doi.org/10.1558/imre.v12i2.165

This paper examines the implicit religiosity of compulsive buying. Much of the extant literature on the subject focuses on biological and/or psychological factors. I argue that the cycle of behaviour in compulsive buying, which oscillates between eup... Read More about The Religious Dimensions of Compulsive Buying.

Consecrating the body: the sacred and the profane in performance art (2009)
Book Chapter
Arya, R. (2009). Consecrating the body: the sacred and the profane in performance art. In D. {Torevell }, J. {Daggers }, & S. Brie (Eds.), Sacred Space (114--126). Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Remaking the body: The cultural dimensions of Francis Bacon (2009)
Journal Article
Arya, R. (2009). Remaking the body: The cultural dimensions of Francis Bacon. Journal for Cultural Research, 13, 143--158. https://doi.org/10.1080/14797580902829752

In 2008 the Tate Gallery hosted a retrospective of Francis Bacon to commemorate his centenary. This occasion was one of the motivations for presenting this reflection on Bacon and his legacy 16 years after his death. The exhibition demonstrated Bacon... Read More about Remaking the body: The cultural dimensions of Francis Bacon.

Painting the Pope: An analysis of Francis Bacon's study after Velázquez's Portrait of Innocent X (2009)
Journal Article
Arya, R. (2009). Painting the Pope: An analysis of Francis Bacon's study after Velázquez's Portrait of Innocent X. Literature and Theology, 23, 33--50. https://doi.org/10.1093/litthe/frn039

In many discussions of his work Bacon is disparaging about religion, and more specifically, Christianity. And yet, in spite of his unequivocal stance, throughout his oeuvre he was relentlessly drawn towards the symbols of the Christian tradition, esp... Read More about Painting the Pope: An analysis of Francis Bacon's study after Velázquez's Portrait of Innocent X.