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Bulletin for the study of religion feed- Society for Pentecostal Studies , Tulsa, OK, 16-18 March 2023
- AAAL, Portland, OR, 18-21 March 2023
- JCA Book Review by Barbara Hausmair: Archaeologies of Totalitarianism, Authoritarianism, and Repression: Dark Modernities edited by James Symonds and Pavel Vařeka
- JCA Book Reviews: The Archaeology of Burning Man: The Rise and Fall of Black Rock City by Carolyn L. White
- JCA Book Reviews: Rock, Bone, and Ruin: An Optimist’s Guide to the Historical Sciences. By Adrian Currie
- JCA Book Reviews: Networked Remembrance: Excavating Buried Memories in the Railways Beneath London and Berlin. By Samuel Merrill
- JCA Book Reviews: Reluctant Landscapes: Historical Anthropologies of Political Experience in Siin, Senegal. By François Richard
- JCA Book Reviews: Future Remains: A Cabinet of Curiosities for the Anthropocene. Edited by Gregg Mitman, Marco Armiero and Robert. S. Emmett
- Lewis, A. David and Martin Lund, eds. Muslim Superheroes: Comics, Islam, and Representation. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2017. Pp. 256. $24.93 (paperback). by Aaron Ricker
- Credulity: A Cultural History of US Mesmerism. By Emily Ogden. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2018. Pp. xiv + 268. $27.50 (paperback), $82.50 (hardcover). by Charles McCrary
Tag Archives: Hinduism
The Origins of the Juggernaut
This post originally appeared on the OUP blog. by Michael J. Altman People deploy the word juggernaut to describe anyone or anything that seems unstoppable, powerful, dominant. The Golden State Warriors, the recent National Basketball Association champions, are a juggernaut. National … Continue reading
Posted in Guest Contributor, Politics and Religion, Religion and Popular Culture, Religion and Society, Ruminations, Uncategorized
Tagged Bulletin for the Study of Religion, Christianity, Claudius Buchanan, Heathen Hindoo Hindu: American Representations of India 1721-1893, Hinduism, Idol, Idolatry, India, Jagannath, Juggernaut, Marvel comics, Michael J. Altman, Mike Altman, missionaries, Ratha Yatra, Religion, religious studies, Representation, scholarship, study of religion
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On Reza Aslan’s “Believer”
by Andrew M. Henry [special thanks to my colleagues and fellow premiere-goers Derek Knox and Kate Soules for their contributions to this review] Still riding the wave of his bestselling book Zealot and a few high-profile interviews, Reza Aslan … Continue reading
Posted in Film Reviews, Pedagogy, Politics and Religion, Religion and Popular Culture, Religion and Society, Religion and Theory, Religion in the News, South Asian Studies, Theory and Method, Theory in the Real World
Tagged Aghori, Andrew Henry, Believer, Boston University, CNN, Ganges, Hinduism, religion dispatches, Religion For Breakfast, Reza Aslan, Seth Meyers, The Late Show, Varanasi
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The Harm of World Religions
* This post originally appear on the Culture on the Edge Blog. by Steven Ramey While discussions of “World Religions” often attempt to encourage appreciation of human diversity, these presentations have become the focus of scholarly critiques because of the … Continue reading
God©
By Deeksha Sivakumar Religion has always provided a reliable and recognizable brand name in the realm of the market where choices are too many. This is especially so in India, where Hindu gods have more celebrity appeal than any movie … Continue reading
Offerings for the Loch Ness Monster—a Sign of Buddhism’s Arrival in the West
By Joseph P. Laycock and Natasha L. Mikles * This post now appears in expanded form in the Bulletin for the Study of Religion journal. While discussing construction of the upcoming Karma Kagyu Tibetan Buddhist practice center near Loch Ness, … Continue reading
Posted in Joseph Laycock, Natasha Mikles, Religion and Popular Culture, Religion and Society, Religion in the News, South Asian Studies, Theory in the Real World
Tagged Buddhism, cryptozoology, folklore, Gelongma Zangmo, Hinduism, Loch Ness, Loch Ness Monster, mythology, naga, Nessie, Religion, religious studies, Scotland, Tibetan Buddhism
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Debating a Discipline, Contesting Identities, and the Future of Islamic Studies
The following is the editorial introduction to the November 2014 issue of the Bulletin for the Study of Religion (the full table of contents having already been posted). We offer this editorial here on the blog in order to give … Continue reading
Posted in Academy, Announcements, Editorial, Joseph Laycock, Matt Sheedy, Natasha Mikles, Philip L. Tite, Reflections on Islamic Studies, Religion and Popular Culture, Religion and Society, Religion and Theory, Theory and Method, Theory in the Real World
Tagged Aaron Hughes, Atheism, Belief, biblical studies, Buddhism, Bulletin for the Study of Religion, Edward E. Curtis IV, emic, etic, Hinduism, Islam, Islamic studies, James Crossley, Jewish studies, Judaism, Loch Ness, Loch Ness Monster, naga, NEH, new atheism, Omid Safi, orientalism, Qur'an, Qur'anic origins, Qur'anic studies, Religion, religious studies, Richard Amesbury, Ruth Mas, Sarah Imhoff, scholarship, Scotland, secularism, Vernon James Schubel
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Hindoos, Hindu, Spelling, and Theory
by Michael J. Altman Note: This post originally appeared on the author’s blog. What is the relationship between spelling and theory? I often tell people my research is about “Hinduism in nineteenth century America.” But it’s really not. It’s not … Continue reading
Posted in Religion and Society, Religion and Theory, South Asian Studies, Theory and Method, Uncategorized
Tagged Bill of Rights, Hindoo, Hindu American Foundation, Hinduism, Michael J. Altman, Pew Research Center, Rammohun Roy, Swami Vivekananda, Vishwa Hindu Parishad, Wendell Thomas, World’s Parliament of Religions
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