Description
Book SynopsisThis text draws together the work of a group of historians of religion whose concern is situating the contemporary study of religion within the cultural complexity of the modern world. Each of the contributors has explored the implications of the work of historian of religion, Charles H. Long.
Table of ContentsPart 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Asking the Question of the Origin of Religion in the Age of Globalization Chapter 3 Religion, Globalization, and the University Chapter 4 Sacred Landscapes and Global Religion: Reflections on the Significance of Indigenous Religions for University Culture Chapter 5 "Faire Place à une Race Métisse": Colonial Crisis and the Vision of Luis Riel Chapter 6 Mthunzini (A Place in the Shade): Religion and the Heat of Globalization Chapter 7 Globalization and African Immigrant Religious Communities Chapter 8 Ogu's iron or Jesus' Irony: Who's Zooming Who in Diasporic Possession Cult Activity Chapter 9 The Future of Our World: Indigenous Peoples, Indigenous Philosophies, and the Preservation of Mother Earth Chapter 11 Crosscultural Religious Business: Cocacolonization, McDonaldization, Disneyization, Tupperization, and Other Local Dilemmas of Global Significance Chapter 12 Indigenous People, Materialities, and Religion: Outline for a New Orientation to Religious Meaning
