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Directions in the Study of Religion: Sarah Dees on The Materialization of Native American Religions

July 12, 2016July 12, 2016

Nineteenth-century anthropological research on Native Americans communities still shapes how we understand them today. Kristian Petersen talks with Sarah Dees, Lecturer in Religious ... [Read More]

Directions in the Study of Religion: Deonnie Moodie on Temples, Class, and Hindu Identity

June 7, 2016June 7, 2016

The construction of modern Hindu and Indian identities can be traced through the contestations over a contemporary temple site. Kristian Petersen talks with ... [Read More]

Meredith Warren on Transformational Eating in Ancient Literature

April 19, 2016April 19, 2016

Divine food can give people access to privileged knowledge, supernatural realms, or transform them completely. Kristian Petersen talks with Meredith Warren, Lecturer ... [Read More]

Directions in the Study of Religion: New Approaches to North American Religions

February 16, 2016February 16, 2016

People make sense of their religion through food, medicine, literature, sound, nature, sports, and pilgrimage. Kristian Petersen talks with Tracy Fessenden, Laura Levitt, ... [Read More]

Directions in the Study of Religion: Boxing, Masculinity, & American Catholicism

January 12, 2016January 12, 2016

The boxing ring as a site of Catholic devotional practice. Kristian Petersen talks with Amy Koehlinger, Associate Professor in the School of History, ... [Read More]

Directions in the Study of Religion: Identity Formation

December 15, 2015December 15, 2015

The malleability of identity formation: Kristian Petersen talks with Steven Ramey, Associate Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Alabama, about the new ... [Read More]

Directions in the Study of Religion: Ben Brazil

November 3, 2015November 3, 2015

Kristian Petersen talks with Ben Brazil, Assistant Professor at Earlham School of Religion, about Youth Travel and Spiritual Seeking. ... [Read More]

Directions in the Study of Religion: Rose Muravchick

October 6, 2015October 6, 2015

Kristian Petersen talks with Rose Muravchick, Mellon Post-Doctoral Fellow at Vassar College, about Textiles, Talismans, and Islam. ... [Read More]

Directions in the Study of Religion: Daniel Sheffield

September 15, 2015September 15, 2015

Kristian Petersen talks with Daniel Sheffield, Professor of History at the University of Washington, about Translation & Zoroastrianism in Iran and South Asia. ... [Read More]

Directions in the Study of Religion: Nathan Abrams

August 11, 2015August 11, 2015

Kristian Petersen talks with Nathan Abrams, Professor at Bangor University and member of the Advisory Board of MRB, about Jews, Jewishness, and Judaism in ... [Read More]

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