Month: December 2022

Best of OTH 2022

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Below are the top stories from 2022 based off our reader responses and stats from the past years. Thank you to all who have contributed to OTH and we look forward to expanding our network of authors and readers in 2023.

Russia invades Ukraine — 5 essential reads from experts (via The Conversation)

The Conversation U.S. has spent the past couple of months digging into the history and politics of Ukraine and Russia. We’ve looked at their cultures, their religions, their military and technological capacities.

“Most Russians, it turns out, don’t want war. The return of body bags from the front could well prove damaging to Putin domestically.”

Microagression, Macro Issue

What makes microaggressions such a big deal? Aren’t they, by definition, micro in nature? Microaggressions are every day, routine, even unintentional, slights and exchanges that denigrate or single out individuals because of their group membership (Barthelemy et al 2016, Sue et al 2007). They are often ambiguous, subtle, and challenging to pinpoint (Jones et al 2017). Consequently, microaggressions end up as the quiet burden to bear of the people who are targeted (it’s just too much work to explain it to people who don’t get it), overlooked by others (who don’t get it), and left unchecked (because those in power can’t comprehend the problem). Yet this oversight directly contributes to the repeated incidence of microaggressions, a violence which is compounded by its invalidation as ‘no big deal’ by people who don’t have to experience it (a microaggression in itself!) (Sweet 2019).

“The concept of death by a thousand cuts comes to mind, particularly if the doctor you went to see told you that you weren’t *really* bleeding.”

Interview: Dana Cuff, cityLAB

“The people that we hire at cityLAB are always urban humanities graduates because they’re the ones who understand the full spectrum of concerns and issues. And our most successful graduates from urban humanities really are–well, one form of successful graduate are the 50 or so PhDs who went through the program, who got jobs based on, in part, their urban humanities graduate certificates and experiences, which really distinguishes them from other candidates, from art history or literature or education.”

“So education, workforce housing, came out of cityLAB, but it’s really completely colored by everything that has happened in urban humanities. We basically realized there was land that–a lot of land in California, at least. It’s an interesting history. Again, looking at the history made us understand why this was available and what would be some of the boundaries for it.”

The FCA Ghana – a place for critical thinking, conversation, and community engagement

The FCA offers its space to artists of all varieties for exhibitions, workshops, book talks, educational presentations, Critlabs, and networking that center development, presentation, and critical thinking of contemporary art in Ghana. Their space is also complete with an extensive library that is open to the public with books on African and world art, history, architecture, and culture. The FCA not only works on projects in their space, but they also bring art out into the community through building play spaces, murals, sculptures, and renovations that clean up run-down public areas.

“Through their creative brilliance and dedication, the FCA has established itself as a powerful, influential force in Ghana, West Africa, and the world that brings the critical reflection of contemporary art to African society.”

 

OTH Bookshelf: Religions Around the World

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by Clare Doyle

“I think the real understanding comes when we recognize our humanity in each other. That’s not just between blacks and whites. That’s between all religions as well.” — Phylicia Rashad, Huffington Post, November 2010

This issue of OTH Bookshelf on religions focuses on the lived experiences of people around the world in the 20th and 21st centuries, rather than theology, ethics or history. The areas studied in these works range from Bengal to Bulgaria, from Finland to Fiji, from Costa Rica to California. The authors turn a spotlight on Judaism, Islam, Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Orisha, Bon, and neopaganism. There are more than 100 academic titles from over 40 publishers. 

The OTH list of open access academic titles includes the book’s author or editor names, title and title remainder, year of publication, publisher, and open access format (PDF, EPUB, MOBI, etc.) Subject headings in the list are taken from WorldCat records or Library of Congress records, if available: if not, original cataloging of subject headings is provided in WorldCat format, for consistency. The DOI (Digital Object Identifier) of the book is given if it is available on the publisher’s website; if not, the URL is provided. The ISBNs listed are for the online version of the book if available, and if more than one online ISBN is available the ISBN for the PDF version has been preferred; if there is not an online or e-book ISBN, the ISBN featured on the publisher’s website is included. The book’s license type (Creative Commons, etc.), terms of use or copyright restrictions are included if these have been provided by the publisher.

If our readers are aware of any title or publishers that are not included, please feel free to submit them for consideration. (To be included in OTH Bookshelf, a book must be available to read online and/or download for free and must have been assigned an ISBN.) And we welcome your suggestions for topics that might be covered in a future issue of OTH Bookshelf.

OTH Bookshelf: Religions Around the World

TitleDOI or URLAuthor 1 LastAuthor 1 FirstEditor 1Author 2 LastAuthor 2 FirstEditor 2Author 3 LastAuthor 3 FirstEditor 3YearPublisherFormatISBNSubject 1Subject 2Subject 3Licence
Essays on the Modern Japanese Church: Christianity in Meiji Japanhttps://doi.org/10.3998/mpub.22854AizanYamaji2000University of Michigan PressEPUB, PDF, HTML978-0-472-90191-3Japan -- Church history -- 19th centuryJapan -- Religion -- 1868-1912Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Licence
Amplifying Islam in the European Soundscape: Religious Pluralism and Secularism in the Netherlands10.5040/9781474291460ArabPooyan Tamimi2017Bloomsbury AcademicPDF978-1-4742-9144-6Adhan -- NetherlandsIslamic worship, rites & ceremoniesLoudness -- Social aspects -- NetherlandsCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Licence
When Tibetan Meditation Goes Global: A Study of the Adaptation of Bon Religious Practices in the Westhttps://doi.org/10.1515/9783110758870ArizagaMara Lisa2022De GruyterPDF9783110758870Bon (Tibetan religion)Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Licence
Researching New Religious Movements: Responses and Redefinitionshttps://doi.org/10.4324/9780203642375ArweckElisabeth2005RoutledgeEPUB9780203642375CultsReligion and sociology -- Great BritainReligion and sociology -- Great BritainCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Licence
Dynamism and the Ageing of a Japanese ‘New’ Religion: Transformations and the Founder10.5040/9781350086548BaffelliEricaReaderIan2019Bloomsbury AcademicPDF978-1-3500-8652-4AgonshūBuddhism -- Japan -- DoctrinesJapan -- ReligionCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Licence
Media and New Religions in Japanhttps://doi.org/10.4324/9780203075036BaffelliErica2016Taylor & FrancisEPUB9780203075036Japan -- Religion -- 1945-Mass media in religion -- JapanCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Licence
Buddhist Statecraft in East Asiahttps://doi.org/10.2307/596944BalkwillStephanieeditorBennJames A.editor2022BrillPDF978-90-04-51022-7Buddhism and politics -- East AsiaBuddhism and state -- East AsiaCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Licence
The Religious Identity of Young Muslim Women in Berlin: An Ethnographic Studyhttps://doi.org/10.1163/9789004251311BendixsenSynovve2013BrillPDF978-90-04-25131-1Women in IslamMuslims--GermanyWomen--GermanyCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International Licence
Women, War and Islamic Radicalisation in Maryam Mahboob's Afghanistanhttps://doi.org/10.26180/5f3c70dab176fBezhanFaridullah2020Monash University PressEPUB, MOBI, PDF9781900000000Mahboob, Maryam, 1955- -- Criticism and interpretationWomen -- Afghanistan -- Social conditions -- 21st centuryWomen's rights -- AfghanistanCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Licence
The Stranger at the Feast: Prohibition and Mediation in an Ethiopian Orthodox Christian Communityhttps://doi.org/10.1525/luminos.44BoylstonTom2018University of California PressEPUB, MOBI, PDF978-0-520-96897-4Christianity -- EthiopiaMediation -- Religious aspects -- ChristianityTaboo -- Ethiopia -- Case studiesCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Licence
Queer Spiritual Spaces: Sexuality and Sacred Placeshttps://doi.org/10.4324/9781315603247BrowneKathMuntSally R.YipAndrew Kam-Tuck2016RoutledgeEPUB9781315603247Homosexuality -- Religious aspectsSpiritual lifeCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Licence
Icelandic Folklore and the Cultural Memory of Religious Change10.17302/BL-9781641893763BryanEric Shane2021Arc Humanities PressPDF9781641893756Folklore -- Iceland Reformation--FolkloreOld Norse ChristianizationCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Licence
Muslim Women’s Pilgrimage to Mecca and Beyond: Reconfiguring Gender, Religion, and Mobilityhttps://doi.org/10.4324/9781003110903BuitelaarMarjoeditorStephan-EmmrichManjoeditorThimmViolaeditor2020RoutledgeEPUB9781003110903Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages -- Saudi Arabia -- MeccaWomen in IslamCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Licence
Narrating the Pilgrimage to Mecca: Historical and Contemporary Accountshttps://doi.org/10.1163/9789004513174Buitelaar Marjoeditorvan LeeuwenRichardeditor2022BrillPDF978-90-04-51317-4Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages -- Saudi Arabia -- MeccaCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Licence
Asian American Religions: The Making and Remaking of Borders and Boundaries https://doi.org/10.18574/nyu/9781479834372.001.0001CarnesTonyYangFengang2004NYU PressEPUB9781479834372Asian Americans -- ReligionCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License
Saddlebags, City Streets & Cyberspace: A History of Preaching in the Churches of Christhttps://openbookreligion.org/projects/saddlebags-city-streets-cyberspaceCaseyMichael T.1995Abilene Christian University PressHTML9780891120179Churches of Christ -- HistoryPreachingCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License
African Perspectives on Religion and Climate Changehttps://doi.org/10.4324/9781003147909ChitandoEzraeditorConradieErnst M.editorKilonzoSusan M.editor2022RoutledgeEPUB9781003147909Africa -- Religious life and customsClimate change mitigation -- AfricaCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Licence
Embracing Age: How Catholic Nuns Became Models of Aging Wellhttps://doi.org/10.36019/9781978822313CorwinAnna I.2021Rutgers University PressPDF9782000000000Monastic and religious life of women -- United StatesAging -- Religious aspects -- Catholic ChurchCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Licence
Embodying Black Religions in Africa and Its Diasporashttps://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/52908Covington-WardYolandaeditorJouiliJeanette S.editor2021Duke University PressPDF9781478092346Africa -- Religious life and customsReligion -- Social aspects -- AfricaReligion and culture -- AfricaCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Licence
Shrines in Africa: History, Politics, and Societyhttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/48252DawsonAllan C.editor2009University of Calgary PressPDF978-1-55238-486-2 Shrines -- Africa -- HistoryShrines -- Social aspects -- AfricaAfrica -- ReligionCreative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives 3.0 Unported Licence
Witchcraft Continued: Popular Magic in Modern Europehttps://doi.org/10.7765/9781526137975De BecourtWillemeditorDaviesOweneditor2020Manchester University PressPDF9781526137975Witchcraft -- Europe Religion and beliefsCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported Licence
Affective Trajectories: Religion and Emotion in African Cityscapeshttps://doi.org/10.1215/9781478007166DilgerHansjörg editor2020Duke University PressPDF9781478007166Psychology, Religious -- AfricaCities and towns -- Religious aspects -- ChristianityCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Licence
Insistent Life: Principles for Bioethics in the Jain Traditionhttps://doi.org/10.1525/luminos.108DonaldsonBrianneBajželjAna2022University of California PressEPUB, MOBI, PDF978-0-520-38057-8Medicine -- Religious aspects -- JainismBioethics -- Religious aspects -- JainismCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Licence
Togetherness in South Africa: Religious Perspectives on Racism, Xenophobia and Economic Inequality10.4102/aosis.2017.tsa49Du RandJ.A.editorVorsterJ.M.editorVorsterN.editor2017AOSISPDF978-1-928396-23-9Racism -- South Africa -- Religious aspectsXenophobia -- South Africa -- Religious aspectsIncome distribution -- South Africa -- Religious aspectsCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License
Going to Pentecost: An Experimental Approach to Studies in Pentecostalismhttps://doi.org/10.3167/9781789201390EriksenAnnelinBlanesRuy LleraMacCarthyMichelle2022Berghahn BooksEPUB, PDF 978-1-78920-139-0Pentecostalism -- AngolaPentecostalism -- New GuineaPentecostalism -- VanuatuCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Licence
Christianity, Islam and Nationalism in Indonesiahttps://doi.org/10.4324/9780203007556FarhadianCharles E.2005RoutledgeEPUB9780203007556Christianity -- IndonesiaIslam -- indonesiaNationalism -- Religious aspectsCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Licence
Please Don't Wish Me a Merry Christmas: A Critical History of the Separation of Church and Statehttps://doi.org/10.18574/nyu/9780814728048.001.0001FeldmanStephen M.1998NYU PressEPUB9780814728048Church and state -- United StatesChristianity and antisemitismCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License
The Religion of White Rage: Religious Fervor, White Workers and the Myth of Black Racial Progrehttps://edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-the-religion-of-white-rage.htmlFinleyStephen C.editorGrayBiko MandelaeditorMartinLori Latriceeditor2020Ediburgh University PresEPUB, PDF9781474473729White people -- United States -- ReligionUnited States -- Race relationsWhite nationalismCreative Commons Attribution Licence
Talking it Through: Responses to Sorcery and Witchcraft Beliefs and Practices in Melanesia10.26530/OAPEN_569113ForysthMirandaEvesRichard2015Australian National University PressPDF9781925021561Witchcraft -- MelanesiaWitchcraft -- Papua New GuineaSorceryAll rights reserved
California Mennonites10.1353/book.36155FroeseBrian2015Johns Hopkins University PressEPUB, PDF9781421428420Mennonites -- CaliforniaCalifornia -- Church historyCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Licence
Sacred Heritage: Monastic Archaeology, Identities, Beliefshttps://doi.org/10.1017/9781108678087GilchristRoberta2020Cambridge University PressPDF, HTML9781108678087Monasticism and religious ordersChristian antiquitiesMaterial culture Religious aspectsCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International Licence
Making Muslim Women European: Voluntary Associations, Gender, and Islam in Post-Ottoman Bosnia and Yugoslavia (1878–1941)https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/47863GiomiFabio2021Central European University PressPDF978-963-386-368-8Muslim women -- Bosnia and Herzegovina -- Social conditionsMuslim women -- Yugoslavia -- Social conditionsMuslim women -- Societies and clubsCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
Rewriting Buddhism: Pali Literature and Monastic Reform in Sri Lanka, 1157–1270https://doi.org/10.14324/111.9781787355156GornallAlastair2020UCL PressPDF9781787355156BuddhismBuddhist monks -- Sri LankaCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence
Afghanistan’s Islam: From Conversion to the Talibanhttps://doi.org/10.1525/luminos.23GreenNileeditor2016University of California PressEPUB, MOBI, PDF978-0-520-96737-3Islam -- Afghanistan -- HistoryMuslims -- Afghanistan Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Licence
The New Age of Russia: Occult and Esoteric Dimensions10.3726/b12474HagemeisterMichaeleditorMenzelBirgiteditor2013Peter Lang International Academic PublishersPDF9783866881983Cults -- Russia New Age movement -- Russia Occultism -- Russia Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Licence
Claiming Notability for Women Activists in Religionhttps://doi.org/10.31046/atlaopenpress.40HartungColleen D.editor2020ATLA Open PressEPUB, PDF978-1-949800-10-4Women -- ActivistsWomen and religionCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Licence
Men in the Pulpit, Women in the Pew?: Addressing Gender Inequality in Africahttp://netact.christians.co.za/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2016/10/Men-in-the-Pulpit-Women-in-the-Pew.pdfHendricksH. Jurgens2012Sun PressPDF978-1-920338-78-7Women in the Reformed Church -- AfricaEquality -- Religious aspects -- Reformed ChurchAll rights reserved
Christianity and the Holocaust of Hungarian Jewryhttps://doi.org/10.18574/nyu/9780814744819.001.0001HerczlMoshe Y.1993NYU PressEPUB9780814744819Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- HungaryAntisemitism -- Hungary -- HistoryCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License
Being Young, Male and Muslim in Lutonhttps://doi.org/10.14324/111.9781787351349HoqueAshraf2019UCL PressPDF978–1-78735–134-9Muslim men -- England -- Luton -- Social conditionsCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence
Horizons of Shamanism: A Triangular Approach to the History and Anthropology of Ecstatic Techniqueshttps://doi.org/10.16993/bagJacksonPetereditor2016Stockholm University PressEPUB, MOBI, PDF978-91-7635-024-9ShamanismCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 Licence
Young American Muslims: Dynamics of Identityhttps://edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-young-american-muslims.htmlKabirNahid Afroseeditor2012Ediburgh University PresEPUB, PDF9780748669943Muslim youth -- United States -- AttitudesMuslims -- United States -- Ethnic identityCreative Commons Attribution Licence
Buddhism in Central Asia II: Practices and Rituals, Visual and Material Transferhttps://doi.org/10.1163/9789004508446KasaiYukioeditorSørensenHenrik H.editor2022BrillPDF978-90-04-50844-6Buddhism--Asia, CentralAsia, Central -- Religious life and customsCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Licence
Religious Fundamentalism in the Age of Pandemichttps://doi.org/10.1515/9783839454855KäsehageNina2021transcript VerlagPDF9783839454855COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020- -- Religious aspectsReligious fundamentalismCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
Making Bodies Kosher: The Politics of Reproduction among Haredi Jews in Englandhttps://doi.org/10.3167/9781789202281KasstanBen2019Berghahn BooksEPUB, PDF 978-1-78920-228-1Orthodox Judaism -- England -- ManchesterMaternal and infant welfare -- England -- ManchesterMedicine -- Religious aspectsCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Licence
Jewish Life and Culture in Germany after 1945: Sacred Spaces, Objects and Musical Traditions10.1515/9783110750812KesslerKatrineditor2022De Gruyter OldenbourgPDF9783110750812Synagogues -- GermanyJudaism -- LiturgyJews -- Germany -- Spiritual lifeCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence
Holy Hills of the Ozarks: Religion and Tourism in Branson, Missouri10.1353/book.3491KetchellAaron K.2007Johns Hopkins University PressEPUB, PDF9781421428352Branson (Mo.) -- Religious life and customsAmusements -- Religious aspects -- ChristianityPopular culture -- Religious aspectsCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Licence
Forging the Ideal Educated Girl: The Production of Desirable Subjects in Muslim South Asiahttps://doi.org/10.1525/luminos.52Khoja-MooljiShenila2018University of California PressEPUB, MOBI, PDF9780500000000Muslim women -- Education -- South AsiaWomen -- South Asia -- Social conditionsCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Licence
Indigenous Religion(s): Local Grounds, Global Networkshttps://doi.org/10.4324/9781003021513KraftSiv Ellen2020RoutledgeEPUB9781003021513Indigenous peoples -- Religion -- Case studiesCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Licence
The Language of Faith in Southern Africa: Spirit World, Power, Community, Holism10.4102/aosis.2019.BK117KroesbergenHermen2019AOSISPDF9781928396932Africa, Southern -- Religious life and customsAfrican languages -- Africa, Southern -- Religious aspects -- ChristianityCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License
Religion and Nationalism in Chinese Societieshttps://www.aup.nl/en/book/9789048535057/religion-and-nationalism-in-chinese-societies#tocKuoCheng-Tianeditor2017Amsterdam University PressPDF9789048535057China -- Religion -- HistoryNationalism -- Religious aspectsCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Licence
Orthodox Christianity and Gender: Dynamics of Tradition, Culture and Lived Practicehttps://doi.org/10.4324/9780203701188KupariHelenaeditorVuolaElinaeditor2019RoutledgeEPUB9780203701188Women in the Orthodox Eastern ChurchGender identity -- Religious aspects -- ChristianityCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Licence
Lifelong Religion as Habitus: Religious Practice among Displaced Karelian Orthodox Women in Finland10.1163/9789004326743KupariHelen 2016BrillPDF9789004326743Women in the Orthodox Eastern ChurchKarelians -- FinlandChristian women -- Spiritual lifeCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Licence
Songs on the Road: Wandering Religious Poets in India, Tibet, and Japanhttps://doi.org/10.16993/bbi LarssonStefaneditorAf EdholmKristoffereditor2021Stockholm University PressEPUB, MOBI, PDF978-91-7635-136-9Poetry -- Religious aspects -- IndiaPoetry -- Religious aspects -- JapanPoetry -- Religious aspects -- TibetCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 Licence
On the Significance of Religion in Violence Against Women and Girlshttps://doi.org/10.4324/9781003169086Le RouxElisabet2022RoutledgeEPUB9781003169086Women -- Violence against -- Religious aspectCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Licence
The Limits of Religious Tolerancehttps://doi.org/10.3998/mpub.10033802LevinovitzAlan Jay2017Amherst College PressEPUB, PDF, HTML978-1-943208-05-0Religious tolerance -- United StatesToleration -- Political aspectsAcademic freedom -- United StatesCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Licence
American Jewish Loss after the Holocaust https://doi.org/10.18574/nyu/9780814753385.001.0001LevittLaura2007NYU PressEPUB9780814753385Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- InfluenceJews -- United States -- IdentityCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License
Muslims and Christians in the Bulgarian Rhodopes: Studies on Religious (Anti)Syncretismhttps://doi.org/10.1515/9783110440003LubanskaMagdalena2016De Gruyter Open PolandPDF9783110440003Muslims -- BulgariaChristians -- BulgariaSyncretism (Religion) -- Rhodope MountainsCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Licence
Contesting Religion: The Media Dynamics of Cultural Conflicts in Scandinaviahttps://doi.org/10.1515/9783110502060LundbyKnut2018De GruyterPDF9783110502060Church controversies -- ScandinaviaInterfaith relationsMass media in religion -- ScandinaviaCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Licence
Sufism in the Westhttps://doi.org/10.4324/9780203087206MalikJamaleditorHinnellsJohn editor2006RoutledgeEPUB9780203087206Sufism -- North AmericaSufism -- North AmericaCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Licence
Scriptures, Shrines, Scapegoats, and World Politics: Religious Sources of Conflict and Cooperation in the Modern Erahttps://doi.org/10.3998/mpub.11353856MaozZeevHendersonErrol A.2020University of Michigan PressEPUB, PDF, HTML978-0-472-90123-4Religion International relationsCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Licence
Afro-Cuban Religious Experience: Cultural Reflections in Narrativehttps://ufdc.ufl.edu/aa00061989/00001MatibagEugene2017University Press of FloridaPDF9781947372610Cuba -- Religion -- 20th centuryBlack people -- Cuba -- ReligionCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives Licence
Buddhist Approaches to Human Rights: Dissonances and Resonanceshttps://doi.org/10.1515/9783839412633MeinertCarmeneditorZollnerHans-Bernd editor2015transcript VerlagPDF9783839412633Human rights -- Religious aspects -- BuddhismCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 Licence
Refugees and Religion: Ethnographic Studies of Global Trajectories10.5040/9781350167162MeyerBirgitvan der VeerPeter2021Bloomsbury AcademicPDF978-1-3501-6714-8 Emigration and immigration -- Religious aspectsRefugees-- Religious life-- EuropeCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Licence
Jesuits in Africa: A Historical Narrative from Ignatius of Loyola to Pedro Arrupehttps://doi.org/10.1163/9789004512856MkendaFesto2022BrillPDF978-90-04-51285-6Jesuits -- Africa -- HistoryChristianity -- AfricaCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Licence
Charismatic Christianity in Finland, Norway, and Sweden: Case Studies in Historical and Contemporary Developmentshttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69614-0MobergJessicaeditorSkjoldliJaneeditor2018Palgrave MacmillanEPUB, PDF978-3-319-69614-0Pentecostalism -- ScandinaviaReligion -- Case studiesCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence
Constituting Religion: Islam, Liberal Rights, and the Malaysian Statehttps://doi.org/10.1017/9781108539296MoustafaTamir2018Cambridge University PressPDF, HTML9781108539296Muslims – Legal status, laws, etc. – MalaysiaCivil rights -- MalaysiaCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International Licence
Muslims in Kenyan Politics: Political Involvement, Marginalization, and Minority Status10.26530/oapen_628770NdzovuHassan2014Northwestern University PressPDF9780810167872Muslims -- Political activity -- KenyaIslam and politics -- KenyaCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Licence
Mission Moves: Cultivating Communities of the Gospel10.4102/aosis.2021.BK256NelMalaneditor2021AOSISPDF9781776341870Congregational churches -- South AfricaCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Licence
Every Time I Feel the Spirit: Religious Experience and Ritual in an African American Churchhttps://doi.org/10.18574/nyu/9780814758816.001.0001NelsonTimothy2004NYU PressEPUB9780814758816African American women -- ReligionAfrican Methodist Episcopal ChurchAfrican American women -- Religious lifeCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License
Missions and Preaching: Connected and Decompartmentalised Perspectives from the Middle East and North Africa (19th-21st century)https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004449633NeveuNorigeditorSummerer Karène SanchezeditorTurinoAnnalaura editor2022BrillPDF978-90-04-44963-3Missions -- Middle EastMissions--Africa, NorthPreachingCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Licence
Islam on the Move: The Tablighi Jama'at in Southeast Asiahttps://doi.org/10.1515/9789048516827NoorFarish A.2012Amsterdam University PressPDF9789048516827Islam -- MissionsTablighi Jama'at (Pakistan)Islam -- Southeast AsiaAll rights reserved
Boston Catholics : A History of the Church and Its Peoplehttp://hdl.handle.net/2047/D20317125O'ConnorThomas2019Northeastern University PressEPUB, PDF9781555538781Catholic Church -- Archdiocese of Boston (Mass.) -- HistoryBoston (Mass.) -- Church historyCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License
Sacred Lands: Aboriginal World Views, Claims, and Conflictshttps://www.uap.ualberta.ca/titles/762-9781896445076-sacred-landsOakesJilleditor1998University of Alberta PressPDF978-1-896445-07-6Indigenous peoples -- ReligionSacred spaceIndigenous peoples -- Land tenure
Pursuing Truth: How Gender Shaped Catholic Education at the College of Notre Dame of Marylandhttps://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501753817/pursuing-truth/#bookTabs=4OatesMary J.2021Cornell University PressEPUB, PDF9781500000000Catholic women -- Education (Higher)College of Notre Dame of Maryland -- HistoryCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
With Good Heart: Yaqui Beliefs and Ceremonies in Pascua Villagehttps://open.uapress.arizona.edu/projects/with-good-heartPainterMuriel Thayer2019University of Arizona PressHTML978-0-8165-4035-8Yaqui Indians -- Rites and ceremoniesMexico -- Yaqui -- RitualsCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Licence
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The Making of a Mosque with Female Imams: Serendipities in the Production of Danish Islamshttps://doi.org/10.1163/9789004523029PetersenJesper2022BrillPDF978-90-04-52302-9Imams (Mosque officers) -- DenmarkWomen imams (Mosque officers) -- DenmarkFeminism -- Religious aspects -- IslamCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Licence
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A History of the United Jewish Appeal, 1939 to 1982https://doi.org/10.26300/5gvw-t086RaphaelMarc Lee2020Scholars PressEPUB, MOBI, PDF9781951498412United Jewish Appeal -- HistoryJews -- United States Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Licence
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Industry News: December 2022

Posted on by OTH

 

Oh, the Humanities! is continuing the INDSUTRY NEWS section of the newsletter, but wanted to present the info outside the small margins of the email window. The list of news items is curated by OTH editors to reflect topics of the day that are of interest to the OTH audience. 

In a seasonally-favored edition of Industry News, Cambridge University Press has dusted off its famous “Christmas Book” limited editions and digitized them; the University of Louisville’s library has put together some books and movie suggestions for Kwanzaa; a new photo-essay scopes out eleven ancient sites around the world that are aligned to the winter solstice; Iceland gets very bookish in the run up to Christmas Eve, much to the relief of its publishing industry, and the Library of Congress digs into the true story of the Hanukkah dreidel.

Kwanzaa Resources

The William F. Ekstrom Library at the University of Louisville has put together a collection of suggested books and films that showcase the seven principles of Kwanzaa: 

[From University of Louisville Libraries]

https://library.louisville.edu/ekstrom/holiday_collections/kwanzaa 

The Truth Behind the Dreidel

The Library of Congress digs into the origin of and stories told about the Hanukkah dreidel, the spinning top traditionally associated with the holiday, and explicates the true history of the toy.

[From Library of Congress Folklife Today blog]

https://blogs.loc.gov/folklife/2022/12/the-truth-behind-the-hanukkah-dreidel-metafolklore-play-and-spin/ 

Cambridge “Christmas Books”

Cambridge University Press has digitized its “Christmas Books’–limited edition volumes that were produced as Christmas gifts for ‘friends in printing and publishing’ between 1930 and 1973:

[From Cambridge News]

https://www.cambridge.org/news-and-insights/insights/the-cambridge-christmas-books-creating-a-digital-archive 

Winter Solstice Sites

The winter solstice, the shortest day of the year, falling on December 21st or 22nd, has been a significant time of year in many prehistoric cultures.  It marks the symbolic death and rebirth of the Sun since the gradual waning of daylight hours is reversed and days begin to grow longer. These eleven ancient sites are aligned with the sun on the winter solstice and were likely used by our ancestors for rituals to celebrate the midwinter festival.

[From Business Insider]

https://www.businessinsider.com/winter-solstice-sun-aligned-ancient-sites-2022-12?r=US&IR=T 

Readin’ Around the Christmas Tree

Iceland’s traditional “Christmas book flood” is a large component of the publishing industry in that highly-literate nation. 

[From Smithsonian Magazine]

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/icelands-christmas-book-flood-is-a-force-of-nature-180981293/