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June 28, 2021
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Recent Books on the Comparative Method in Religious Studies
April 15, 2021
The comparative method is an attempt not just to identify similarities or differences but to account for them.
New Books in Religion and Literature, 2015-2019
May 13, 2019
Research in religion and literature has become increasingly diverse in recent years, with specializations extending well beyond classical fields such as Christian metaphysical and Islamic Sufi poetry
AAR 2018 Conference Book Panels on New Books, 2015-2018
October 24, 2018
This year’s American Academy of Religion annual meeting will host many panels focusing on books in the study of religion.
New Books in New Religious Movements, 2015-2018
October 3, 2018
Much of the study of New Religious Movements (NRMs) is based in ethnographic work, but with older groups, scholars often turn to textual sources for analysis.
New Books about Death and Dying, 2015-2018
August 31, 2018
Death and dying are human universals—death rituals, mourning, and grief manifest in cultures and religions throughout the world.
New Books in South Asian Religions, 2015-2018
July 12, 2018
Recent work on religions from South Asia draws on textual studies and critiques of Orientalism and colonial attitudes lingering in the field, to recent ethnographies in modern cities and online.
New Books about Sufism, 2015-2018
In the years after September 11, 2001, it has become practically impossible to talk about Islam—whether in the classroom, courtroom, or newsroom—without addressing stereotypical narratives of violent terrorism that permeate political and media discourse.
New Books in Religion and Art, 2015-2018
June 8, 2018
Here at Reading Religion, we have reviews coming in from scholars, theologians, and oftentimes from artists, all discussing the importance of art in the study of religion.
Social Cultural History Late Antiquity – 9781119076810
April 2, 2024