Holy Ghosts – By Christopher Mayo
Christopher Mayo on Rebecca Suter’s Holy Ghosts Francis Xavier kicked off a “Christian century” when he arrived in Japan in 1549. Over the
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Killable Monks and Socialist Sovereignty – By Matthew W. King
Matthew W. King on Christopher Kaplonski’s The Lama Question In December 1911, Khalkha Mongol Buddhist monks and nobility met in secret to declare
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Escaping Colonialism, Rescuing Religion – By Alexandra Kaloyanides
Alexandra Kaloyanides on Alicia Turner’s Saving Buddhism Last spring, I taught a seminar on Buddhism to a group of 16 students at a
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MRBlog: Manga! Editor Jolyon Thomas on New Books in Religion
Here’s a MRB-double from New Books in Religion. The host of our Directions in the Study of Religion, Kristian Petersen, recently interviewed our
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