Title
Hardwired: Imaging Belief
Date of Award
3-20-2011
Document Type
Undergraduate Capstone Project
Degree Name
Master of Liberal Studies
Organizational Unit
University College, Arts and Culture Management
Disciplines
Arts and Culture
First Advisor
Judith Cassel-Mamet
Keywords
Art, Drawing, Neurotheology, Religion, Religious experience
Abstract
Hardwired: Imaging Belief investigates the physical effects of religious experience on the human brain and presents visual art responses to these findings. The work presented includes an introduction to the field of neurotheology and offers an alternative understanding for what we have traditionally considered to be supernatural experiences. The physical nature of this newly discovered understanding is presented abstractly in seven works of art that include images of electrical hardware. This art intentionally references traditional representations of religious experiences while offering contemporary iconography inspired by neurotheology.
Publication Statement
Copyright is held by the author. Permanently suppressed.
Recommended Citation
Edwards, Pauline, "Hardwired: Imaging Belief" (2011). University College: Arts and Culture Management Capstones. 52.
https://digitalcommons.du.edu/ucol_mals/52