Search Results - "Studies in religion"

Ageing in religious orders: A different perspective on changes in contemporary monasticism by Amiotte-Suchet, Laurent, Anchisi, Annick

“…Monastic life is based on tradition and rules. It produces a homogeneous and disciplined community. But with the ageing that has been affecting them for…”
Get full text

Detachment, hesitation, indifference: An anthropology of the religious being by Piette, Albert

“…In this article, the author attempts to retrace his various explorations of religious experience: rituals in Belgium, Catholic parishes in France, and his own…”
Get full text

Bilan des études sur le sens du mot arsenokoitai, de 1980 à aujourd’hui by Doyon, François

“…The focus on the Greek term arsenokoitai, mentioned in the Pauline writings (1 Cor 6:9; 1 Tim 1:10), increased significantly throughout the twentieth century,…”
Get full text

Life in abundance: Diet, Black health and spirituality in the Nation of Islam, 1930–1975 by Duranton, Nils

“…This article aims to analyse the relationship between the Nation of Islam and dietary rules, as well as to show how its doctrinal component is linked to a…”
Get full text

Philosophie et anthropologie des religions de près by Schmitt, Yann

“…In this article, we propose to read Albert Piette’s La religion de près from a philosophical perspective, in order to lay the foundations for a « philosophy of…”
Get full text

Albert Piette and lived (non-)religion: Conceptual and methodological considerations by Beaman, Lori G, Strumos, Lauren

“…This article considers how the work of Albert Piette can enhance a sociological understanding of religion as lived in everyday life. Although Piette is…”
Get full text

Around La religion de près: A multidisciplinary perspective by Dejean, Frédéric

“…The introduction to the special section devoted to the book La religion de près is an opportunity to look back at the reasons that motivated such a section in…”
Get full text

Creating a space for the sacred in a secular world: Shabbat dinners as a vehicle for collective effervescence, social connection, and meaning by Gabriel, Shira, Koefler, Nicole, Schneider, Veronica

“…Scholars have long argued that religious rituals are essential for maintaining society, bringing meaning to life and increasing connections via the collective…”
Get full text

Religion and lived space: A geographical reading of La Religion de près by Dejean, Frédéric

“…Spatial approaches to religion have grown significantly in recent years and offer original perspectives for understanding new religious realities in the…”
Get full text

The state, the gods and the imagination; or, David Graeber as a theorist of religion by Arnal, William

“…This short article suggests that the writings of the recently deceased anthropologist David Graeber have a great deal to contribute to the study of religion…”
Get full text

Compte rendu / Book Review: Manuel d’exégèse du Nouveau Testament by Roy-Turgeon, Olivier

Get full text

In and out of the city: Generational disaffiliation among evangelicals in the age of mobility and religious choice by Gagné, Benjamin

“…The intergenerational transmission effect reveals an important trend behind the current growth of ‘nones’ in Canada, the fastest-growing religious identity in…”
Get full text

From the periphery to the centre: Protestantism and Korean identity in the north-west region by Park, Eun-Young

“…In late 19th-century Korea, Protestantism was perceived as a symbol of western civilization and a messenger for western-style modernity. It was also accepted…”
Get full text

Compte rendu / Book Review: Vers un paradis urbain. Approche littéraire de la ville dans la Bible by Lavoie, Jean-Jacques

Get full text

Approaching the Freedom Convoy: Intra-disciplinary reflections on religion scholars as public intellectuals by Jensen, Christopher

“…This special issue crystalizes the reflections of a handful of Canadian scholars, initially written in the months following the Freedom Convoy’s occupation of…”
Get full text

The Bard, the witch and the cathedral: A Shakespearean note on sacred kingship by Meylan, Nicolas

“…Sacred kingship has been a fixture of anthropology and the history of religions since its introduction by James Frazer in the late 19th century. While sacred…”
Get full text

The occupation of Ottawa: Canadian rupture, American rapture or Reformation tradition? by Wolfart, Johannes

“…The key practices of the Freedom Convoy/trucker protest – prominently, truck-borne pilgrimage and truck-based occupation, but also ‘hot-tubbing’ – as well as…”
Get full text

Compte rendu / Book Review: Politique et écologie. Le cri du pape François by Dupras, Élyse

Get full text

Compte rendu / Book Review: Et si Dieu avait envoyé sa fille. Retrouver la place des femmes by Foisy, Catherine

Get full text

Compte rendu / Book Review: La Face cachée des Mollahs : le livre noir de la République islamique d’Iran by Dizboni, Ali

Get full text