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Bulletin for the study of religion feed- Society for Pentecostal Studies , Tulsa, OK, 16-18 March 2023
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- 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: Omid Safi
Rethinking Contested Ground: The Study of Islam in/and the Study of Religion
The following is Matt Sheedy’s introductory essay for the panel of articles on the state and future of Islamic studies, which appears in the November 2014 issue of the Bulletin for the Study of Religion (the full table of contents … Continue reading
Posted in Academy, Announcements, Editorial, Matt Sheedy, Reflections on Islamic Studies, Religion and Society, Religion and Theory, Theory & Religion Series, Theory and Method, Theory in the Real World
Tagged Aaron Hughes, biblical studies, Bulletin for the Study of Religion, Edward E. Curtis IV, emic, etic, Islam, Islamic studies, James Crossley, Jewish studies, Judaism, Omid Safi, Qur'an, Qur'anic studies, Religion, religious studies, Ruth Mas, Sarah Imhoff, scholarship, Vernon James Schubel
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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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Now Published – Bulletin for the Study of Religion 43.4 (November 2014)
The November issue of the Bulletin has been published and is available. Below is the table of contents of this issue, which includes a panel of papers on the current state and future of Islamic studies with contributors building on … Continue reading
Posted in Announcements, Joseph Laycock, Matt Sheedy, Natasha Mikles, Philip L. Tite, Politics and Religion, Reflections on Islamic Studies, Religion and Popular Culture, Religion and Society, Religion and Theory, Theory & Religion Series, Theory and Method
Tagged Aaron Hughes, Belief, biblical studies, Buddhism, Bulletin for the Study of Religion, Edward E. Curtis IV, emic, etic, Islam, Islamic studies, James Crossley, Jewish studies, Loch Ness, Loch Ness Monster, naga, NEH, new atheism, Omid Safi, Religion, religious studies, Richard Amesbury, Ruth Mas, Sarah Imhoff, scholarship, Scotland, Vernon James Schubel
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Taking Care of Jesus and Muhammad: Reflections on Islamic Studies
by James Crossley Editor’s note: This post is part of a broader conversation on scholarship in Islamic Studies that was sparked by two recent articles, one by Omid Safi and one by Aaron Hughes. Other articles in this series can be found here and here. … Continue reading
Posted in Politics and Religion, Religion and Society, Religion and Theory, Theory and Method, Uncategorized
Tagged AAR, Aaron Hughes, Albert Schweitzer, biblical studies, culture wars, Edward Said, historical Jesus, historical Muhammad, Islamic studies, James Crossley, Muhammad, N.T. Wright, New Atheist, New Testament studies, Omid Safi, Reflections on Islamic Studies, Russell McCutcheon, SBL, September 11, Ward Blanton
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Some Thoughts on Navigating the “Normative/Descriptive” Divide: Reflections on Islamic Studies
by Vernon Schubel Editor’s note: This post is part of a broader conversation on scholarship in Islamic Studies that was sparked by two recent articles, one by Omid Safi and one by Aaron Hughes. The Bulletin will be hosting a series of scholars in Islamic … Continue reading
Posted in Politics and Religion, Religion and Society, Religion and Theory, Theory and Method, Theory in the Real World, Uncategorized
Tagged AAR, Aaron Hughes, Alevi, Claude Levi-Strauss, Clifford Geertz, Emile Durkheim, J.G. Frazer, J.Z. Smith, Jadaliyyah, Kenyon College, Mary Douglas, Max Weber, Mircea Eliade, Omid Safi, Paul Courtright, Robert Orsi, Rudolph Otto, Russell McCutcheon, Shi`i, Sufi, Sunni, Talal Asad, Turkish Alevi, Victor Turner
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Has Politics Let Us Off the Hook?: Reflections on Islamic Studies
by Ruth Mas Editor’s note: This post is part of a broader conversation on scholarship in Islamic Studies that was sparked by two recent articles, one by Omid Safi and one by Aaron Hughes. The Bulletin will be hosting a … Continue reading
Posted in Politics and Religion, Religion and Popular Culture, Religion and Society, Religion and Theory, Theory and Method, Theory in the Real World
Tagged Aaron Hughes, Enlightenment, Insider-Outsider Problem, Islam, Islamic studies, Kant, Michel Foucault, Omid Safi, post-Christian, religious studies, Ruth Mas, secular, September 11, Stuart Hall, Talal Asad, Twin Towers
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That “Dirty Little Coward” Rob(ert) Ford
by Matt Sheedy Some will no doubt recognize the title of this post as a nod to “the man who shot Jesse James,” Robert Ford, whose reputation as a “dirty little coward” was immortalized in folk songs and made popular … Continue reading
Posted in Matt Sheedy, Politics and Religion, Religion and Popular Culture, Religion and Society, Religion and Theory, Religion in the News, Theory and Method, Theory in the Real World, Uncategorized
Tagged Aaron Hughes, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Buddhist, Chris Farley, identity politics, Jesse James, Jon Stewart, Muslim, Myanmar, Oakkan, Omid Safi, Ontario, Pete Seeger, practical reason, Rangoon, Rob Ford, Robert Ford, Robyn Doolittle, Rohingya, Steven Ramey, The Daily Show, Tim Murphy, Toronto, Toronto Star, Wendy Doniger
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