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Religious Studies

Religious Studies

A Tibetan Ritual Master’s Objects of Power

A review of Substance and Sense: Objects of Power in the Life, Writings, and Legacy of the Tibetan Ritual Master Sog bzlog pa Blo gros...
Japan

Shinto, Nature, and Sacred Space in Japanese Forests

A review of Forests of the Gods: Shinto, Nature, and Sacred Space in Contemporary Japan, by Aike P. Rots Aike Rots’ thesis expands our understanding.....
Economic History

Supersized Christianity: Protestant Megachurches in America

A review of Supersized Christianity: The Origins and Consequences of Protestant Megachurches in America, by David Edwin Eagle. Megachurches are one of...
Islamic Studies

Negotiating Tradition, Authority, and Sovereignty in Pakistan

A review of The ‘Ulamā’ and the State: Negotiating Tradition, Authority and Sovereignty in Contemporary Pakistan, by Mashal Saif The role of religion ...
Asian Art

Performing the Sacred in Newar Buddhist Art

A review of Dīpaṅkara Buddha and the Patan Samyak Mahādāna in Nepal: Performing the Sacred in Newar Buddhist Art, by Kerry Lucinda Brown. This dissert...
Religious Studies

Assessing the Reliability of Prophecy

A review of Knowledge by Way of Prophecy, by Dani W. Rabinowitz. Dani Rabinowitz offers an original argument to the effect that prophecy is not...
Japan

Esoteric Buddhism and Medieval Japanese Literature

A review of The Joy of the Dharma: Esoteric Buddhism and the Early Medieval Transformation of Japanese Literature, by Ethan David Bushelle. Scholars h...
China

Pentecostalism in Post-Mao China

A Review of Cultural Intermediaries and Globalization: Transforming Pentecostalism in Post-Mao China by Ke-Hsien Huang The revitalization of religion ...
China

Buddhist Education, Student-Monks, and Citizenship in Modern China

A review of Praying for the Republic: Buddhist Education, Student-Monks, and Citizenship in Modern China (1911-1949), by Lei Kuan Rongdao Lai. In this...
Religious Studies

Miracle Shrines in Northwestern India

A review of Gods for the Modern Era: The Rise of Miracle Shrines in Northwestern India, by Rufin Jamey Saul.   Rufin Jamey Saul’s dissertation,....
Religious Studies

The Ritual History of a Tibetan Buddhist Protector Deity

A review of Nechung: The Ritual History and Institutionalization of a Tibetan Buddhist Protector Deity, by Christopher Paul Bell. In his introduction,...
Fresh from the Archives

Four Archives in Mizoram, India

A review of Four Archives in Mizoram, India. I spent the first half of 2014 researching the history of healing in Mizoram, the state at...
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