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Tag Archives: Roland Barthes
Trump and the Tyranny of Authenticity
by Matt Sheedy In the preface to his book Islam and the Tyranny of Authenticity (2016), Aaron Hughes writes: Rather than judge the Islamic bone fides of such groups as Boko Haram and ISIS, why not attempt to explain and understand such groups … Continue reading →
Posted in Matt Sheedy, Politics and Religion, Religion and Popular Culture, Religion and Society, Religion and Theory, Religion in the News, Tenzan Eaghll, Theory and Method
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Tagged Aaron Hughes, American Academy of Religion, Boko Haram, Donald Trump, ISIS, Jeb Bush, Mike Pence, North American Association for the Study of Religion, Roland Barthes, Sarah Ahmed
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Trump, Barthes, and the Triumph of Wrestling
by Tenzan Eaghll I don’t know if Donald Trump is a sexist, racist, misogynist, bigot, or even if he is a neo-fascist, but he sure played one in this year’s election. Just like the World Wrestling champion Hulk Hogan, who … Continue reading →
Expected Meanings
Note: This post originally appeared on the Culture on the Edge blog. by Steven Ramey The meaning of words, even entire texts, reflect our expectations of them and our assumptions of their context. This point is apparent in the Argentine … Continue reading →
On The Politics of Spirit: An Interview with Tim Murphy (Part 2)
This is part 2 of a two-part interview with Tim Murphy about his new book, The Politics of Spirit; see part 1 here. Tim Murphy (1956-2013) was Associate Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Alabama. He received his Ph.D. … Continue reading →
Posted in Craig Martin, Interviews, Religion and Theory, Theory and Method
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Tagged Bryan Rennie, Colonialism, Dilthey, Elements of Semiology, Eliade, Eurocentrism, Geist, Geisteswissenschaft, Genealogy of Religious Studies, Hegel, Hegelianism, Husserl, Marxism, Metaphor, Nature/Spirit, Nietzsche, Peter Berger, Phenomenology of Religion, Positivism, Postcolonialism, Poststructuralism, Religion, Religionswissenschaft, religious studies, Representing Religion, Roland Barthes, Rudolph Otto, Schleiermacher, Science of Consciousness, Semiotics, Socrates, Spirit, The Politics of Spirit, The Sacred and the Profane, The Sacred Canopy, Tiele, Tim Murphy, Vivekananda
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On The Politics of Spirit: An Interview with Tim Murphy (Part 1)
Tim Murphy (1956-2013) was Associate Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Alabama. He received his Ph.D. in the History of Consciousness Program at the University of California, Santa Cruz. His books include Nietzsche, Metaphor, Religion (SUNY Press, 2001) and … Continue reading →
Posted in Craig Martin, Interviews, Religion and Theory, Theory and Method
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Tagged Bryan Rennie, Colonialism, Dilthey, Elements of Semiology, Eliade, Eurocentrism, Geist, Geisteswissenschaft, Genealogy of Religious Studies, Hegel, Hegelianism, Husserl, Marxism, Metaphor, Nature/Spirit, Nietzsche, Peter Berger, Phenomenology of Religion, Positivism, Postcolonialism, Poststructuralism, Religion, Religionswissenschaft, religious studies, Representing Religion, Roland Barthes, Rudolph Otto, Schleiermacher, Science of Consciousness, Semiotics, Socrates, Spirit, The Politics of Spirit, The Sacred and the Profane, The Sacred Canopy, Tiele, Tim Murphy, Vivekananda
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NAASR Notes: Sean Durbin
NAASR Notes is a new feature with the Bulletin where we invite members of the North American Association for the Study of Religion to describe books they are reading and/or research and writing projects that will be of interests to … Continue reading →
Posted in Politics and Religion, Religion and Society, Religion and Theory, Theory and Method, Uncategorized
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Tagged Bruce Lincoln, Christian Zionist, Deane Galbraith, Eric Ziolkowski, Erin Roberts, Jennifer Eyl, NAASR, NAASR Notes, Relegere: Studies in Religion and Reception, Roland Barthes, Russell McCutcheon, Sacvan Bercovitch, Sean Durbin, Susan Harding, William Arnal
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Nationalist Myths, National Realities
by Matt Sheedy While much of the world is aware that today is America’s “birthday,” in commemoration of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, considerably fewer know that “Canada Day” was celebrated this past Tuesday, … Continue reading →
Posted in Matt Sheedy, Politics and Religion, Religion and Popular Culture, Religion and Society, Religion and Theory, Theory and Method, Uncategorized
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Tagged British North American Act, Canada Day, Chris Hadfield, David Suzuki, Declaration of Independence, John A. MacDonald, Mythologies, Roland Barthes, Stephen Harper, Terry Fox, Wayne Gretzky
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