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Bulletin for the study of religion feed- Rock, Rattle, and Roll: Rattling Cages and Challenging the Study of Religion
- On Theory (as Pedagogy) in a Time of Excess: Asking Questions in 2017
- Philosophy for Religious Studies: An Interview with Kevin Schilbrack
- On Finding Common Ground: A (Very Brief) Reflection on a So What? Question
- Some More Delightful Iconoclasm: A Response to Andrew Kunze
- “They Were Talking about Themselves”: Michael Altman, American Hinduism, and Critique from the Inside of Religious Studies
- If Discourse Is All There Is: On Studying Religion in the Ancient Context
- The Insularity of the Study of Ancient Religions and “Religion”
Category Archives: BookNotes
Announcing Bulletin Book Reviews!
The editors of the Bulletin for the Study of Religion are delighted to announce that we are launching a new book review project. Although the Bulletin has not had a traditional book review section, it has published review essays and … Continue reading
SORAAAD BookNotes with the Bulletin: Tanya Erzen, Fanpire, The Twilight Saga and the Women Who Love It
by Kelly Baker In 2008, I picked up the Twilight series because my youngest sister, then a teenager, happened to be reading them. I had just sent my dissertation to my advisor for final edits, and I wanted to read … Continue reading
SORAAAD BookNotes with the Bulletin: Darlene Juschka, Political Bodies/Body Politic: The Semiotics of Gender
By Matt Sheedy Political Bodies/Body Politic: The Semiotics of Gender (2009) by Darlene Juschka, offers a rich analysis that traverses several academic fields, including gender studies, semiotics, cultural theory, and religion, among others, as well as multiple historical periods, such … Continue reading
SORAAAD BookNotes with the Bulletin: Elizabeth A. Castelli, Martyrdom and Memory
By Shaily Shashikant Patel Castelli, Elizabeth A. 2004. Martyrdom and Memory: Early Christian Culture Making. New York: Columbia University Press. Since its publication in 2004, Elizabeth A. Castelli’s Martyrdom and Memory: Early Christian Meaning Making has been recognized as one … Continue reading
SORAAAD BookNotes with the Bulletin: Bruce Lincoln, Gods and Demons, Priests and Scholars
By Ipsita Chatterjea A collection of previously published works and new papers, Gods and Demons, Priests and Scholars: Critical Explorations in the History of Religions (University of Chicago Press, 2012) is Bruce Lincoln’s response to the incomplete transition away from essentialism and … Continue reading
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Tagged Bruce Lincoln, Gods and Demons, Priests and Scholars
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SORAAAD BookNotes with the Bulletin: Arjun Appadurai, Fear of Small Numbers: An Essay on the Geography of Anger
By Kate Daley-Bailey Arjun Appadurai’s book, Fear of Small Numbers: An Essay on the Geography of Anger (2006), albeit a small physical text (153 pages including the index), castes a colossal shadow over the landscape of multidisciplinary discourse on globalization … Continue reading
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SORAAAD BookNotes with the Bulletin: Jonathan Haidt’s The Righteous Mind
By Matt Sheedy Jonathan Haidt’s, The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion, (2012) offers is a wide-ranging study that blends elements of philosophy and politics, with arguments from his own field of moral, cultural, and … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, BookNotes, Matt Sheedy, Religion and Society
Tagged ethics, Philosophy, politics, Religion
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