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| Publishes | Daily | Episodes | 2558 | Founded | 15 years ago |
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Louise Nyholm Kallestrup joins Jana Byars to talk about her new book, The Construction of Witchcraft in Early Modern Denmark, 1536-1617 (Routledge, 2025) This book examines how the experience of witchcraft developed and evolved from the Lutheran Evan... more
The Concept of Mind in Hindu Tantra (Routledge, 2024) presents an account of the concept of mind in Hindu Tantra through a study of religious and philosophical texts in the medieval period. It will be of interest to researchers in the field of Religi... more
With implications for the history of religion and art alike, an exploration of the lasting influence of Christian liturgy across a range of media.
Light on Darkness: The Untold Story of the Liturgy (Reaktion Books, 2025) offers a captivating journey... more
Kenneth G. Appold joins Jana Byars to talk about his new book, Luther and the Peasants: Religion, Ritual, and the Revolt of 1525 (Oxford UP, 2025). The German Peasants' Revolts of 1525 were a defining moment both for the Protestant Reformation and t... more
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Love having these deep dives into religious history—but so many of these scholars are men. Maybe it’s a problem with academia or cafe mic publishing, and this podcast is just reflecting it. But there’s either a systematic problem, or a systemic one.
Surely you can get better sound quality. Such a shame. Otherwise excellent
Many interesting discussions- but why is the sound quality so poor in some of the phone interviews? It sounds like they were recorded from low quality VoIP lines on a noisy cell phone connection. Surely in an age of digital communications it shouldn't be so hard to record a phone conversation that doesn't sound like its coming through a distortion system muffled through a blanket.
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Conversations with scholars in the field of religion, focusing on their latest publications, are a prominent feature. The discussions cover a wide array of topics related to religious studies, ranging from historical narratives and ethical frameworks to the influence of religion in contemporary society. Unique aspects include in-depth analyses of specific texts and traditions, allowing listeners to gain insights into both academic perspectives and their relevance to modern issues. This content is tailored for those interested in scholarly exploration of various religious phenomena across different contexts.
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