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Religion as Commodity and the Deification of Beer

By Philip L. Tite I must admit that beyond the beautiful mountains, lush green forests, and interwoven water ways, one of the things I love most about the Pacific Northwest is the plethora of amazing beers. Being raised on the … Continue reading

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Beer and the Praxis of Religious Studies

by Tenzan Eaghll Beer and religious studies go hand in hand. This has been a fact for as long as I have been hanging around religious studies departments. And we drink a lot of beer, not just at graduate ceremonies … Continue reading

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Beer, “Myth” and Canadian Identity

by Matt Sheedy In a recent post, Philip Tite looked at the use of “myth” via images of (mostly) Norse and Greco-Roman gods appearing on the labels of beer bottles. As Tite observes: The products serve as venues for defining … Continue reading

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