文档介绍：Curious Visions of Modernity
David L. Martin
Curious Visions of Modernity
Enchantment, Magic, and
the Sacred
The MIT Press Cambridge, Massachusetts London, England
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Martin, David L., 1971–
Curious visions of modernity : enchantment, magic,
and the sacred / David L. Martin.
       p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-262-01606-3 (hardcover : alk. paper)
1. Knowledge, Theory of. I. Title.
2012
121—dc22
2011002085
10â 9â 8â 7â 6â 5â 4â 3â 2â 1
To my father Peter James Martin
And in memory of Mike Hurrell
Who both taught me the value of
good storytelling.
Contents
A Note to the Curious: On Reading This Book ix
Acknowledgments xi
Introduction xiii
Entombed Enchantment: Historiography and the
Heterogeneous xiii
Visions of Modernity: An Introduction xvii
1 Collection 1
Unpacking the Collection 2
Visions of Wonderment: ing the Logic of
the Treasure Hoard 14
Of Lux and Lumen: Reflections on the Sacred 17
The Rainbow Madonna: The Transparency of
Scientific Knowledge 24
The “Enlightenment” of Curiosity: Dispelling the
Enchantment of Collection 27
The Fox, the Fake, and the Firmament 36
The Renewal of Worlds: The “Knowing” Prince and
the Cult of the Machine 45
Postscript: From Collection to Exhibition 53
2 Bodies 55
Scientific Prestidigitations: The “Collection” and
Repatriation of Yagan 56
The Three