We Have a Religion: The 1920s Pueblo Indian Dance Controversy and American Religious Freedom Summary: This book highlights the struggles that Native American have faced when it comes to gaining true religious freedom in America. The United States government has often not viewed Native American religion as a “real” religion, as it is oftenContinue reading “My Book Exhibit”
Spirited ThingsThe Work of “Possession” in Afro-Atlantic Religions Synopsis of Book The word “possession” is anything but transparent, especially as it developed in the context of the African Americas. There it referred variously to spirits, material goods, and people. It served as a watershed term marking both transactions in which people were made into things—via … Continue reading Week 11 Book Exhibit →
Spirited ThingsThe Work of “Possession” in Afro-Atlantic Religions Synopsis of Book The word “possession” is anything but transparent, especially as it developed in the context of the African Americas. There it referred variously to spirits, material goods, and people. It served as a watershed term marking both transactions in which people were made into things—via … Continue reading Week 11 Book Exhibit →
Taking America Back for God: Christian Nationalism in the United States Summary Taking America Back for God: Christian Nationalism in the United States convincingly shows how Christian nationalists’ desire for political power, rigid social boundaries, and hierarchical order creates significant consequences for all Americans. For a full, lengthier summary, click the link below. https://oxford.universitypressscholarship.com/view/10.1093/oso/9780190057886.001.0001/oso-9780190057886 MainContinue reading “American Exclusivity”
Pious Fashion- Liz Bucar “Pious Fashion defines modesty in Islamic dress as an ever-changing social practice among Muslim women who—much like non-Muslim women—create from a range of available clothing items and accessories styles they think will look both appropriate and attractive.” Liz Bucar book description from Harvard university press Summary In Pious Fashion, the author Liz Bucar isContinue reading “Book Exhibit: Religious Beliefs”
Politics of Piety: The Islamic Revival and The Feminist Subject By: Saba Mahmood Summary: Throughout her piece, Anthropologist Saba Mahmood analyzes her observations of the current women’s mosque movement in Egypt. It is an eye-opening ethnography that details and defends Islamic practices that have commonly been under fire as a result of the postcolonial “westernization”Continue reading “Finding Freedom: Women in Islam”
In his chapter on Karl Marx’s theory of religion, Daniel Pals notes early on that “it is significant that none [of Marx’s volumes] address specifically or in systematic fashion the subject of religion” (Pals, 114). Given that there is such little direct mention of religion itself in Marx’s writings, how should we as scholars approach&ellipsis;Read the full post »
Given that I have been raised a Christian, and that I have a passion for reading/interpreting the scriptures, I would like to say that I have a fairly good grasp on Christian basics. Nonetheless, here is what I have gathered using Prothero’s method: Problem: Sin. Sin came about when the first people, Adam and Eve,&ellipsis;Read the full post »
In Pal’s Nine Theories of Religion, E. B. Tylor’s theory of animism as an origin of religion is explored. On page 16, it is noted that Tylor studied “the customs and beliefs of all peoples who lived in primitive conditions” (Pals, 16). This initial point raises a major question: what did Tylor deem to be “primitive?” As&ellipsis;Read the full post »
I have created a new set of world religions for what I believe they should be based on the reading, writing, and discussions that I have had in this class. I have decided to base my new world religions off of valued traits. One of the reasons why I did this is because religions “displayContinue reading “Recreating World Religions”
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