Religiology

Caribbeanist Labs on Religion: “Defending Rumba in Post-Fidel Cuba”—Dr. Maya J. Berry

by Gunjan Malhotra On Friday, April 3rd, 2026, the Department of Religious Studies welcomed Dr. Maya J. Berry of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, for a rich and thought-provoking session for its Caribbeanist Labs on Religion and LLILAS Caribbean Studies Initiative event. The event was co-sponsored by the Butler… read more

Religious Studies Spring Departmental Area Colloquium – Dr. Jerome Copulsky

by Molly Keesling The Department of Religious Studies hosted Dr. Jerome Copulsky for a spring area colloquium on March 6, 2026. The colloquium was primarily for those in the concentrations Religions in History and Religion and Society, but was open to all students and faculty. Dr. Copulsky is a research… read more

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Sacrifice in Islam: Between the Quran and Fiqh by Mohammad Fadel

by Sezer Durak On May 31st, 2024, the Center for Islamic Studies in Istanbul hosted Dr. Mohammad Fadel, a professor in the Faculty of Law at the University of Toronto, to discuss his recent project about the place of sacrifice in Islam, which was granted by the Social Sciences and… read more

“Wovoka’s Gifts: The Material Culture of the 1890 Ghost Dance,” with Dr. Jennifer Graber

Kiowa artist Silverhorn’s (b. 1861) ledger drawing of Kiowa Ghost Dancers, wearing single feathers as a sign of their commitment to the movement. Source: Nelson-Atkins Museum, Kansas City, MO. Courtesy of Dr. Jennifer Graber. by Chloe Landen On October 29th, the University of Texas at Austin’s NAIS Program commenced a… read more

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Caribbeanist Labs on Religion: “Defending Rumba in Post-Fidel Cuba”—Dr. Maya J. Berry

Religious Studies Spring Departmental Area Colloquium – Dr. Jerome Copulsky

Religious Studies Spring Departmental Area Colloquium ― Dr. Ahmad Greene-Hayes

Book Review – Praying to Portraits: Audience, Identity, and the Inquisition in the Early Modern Hispanic World, by Adam Jasienski

Bring the War Home: The White Power Movement and Paramilitary America – Book Review

Book Review: Karen Muldoon-Hules’ Brides of the Buddha

Caribbeanist Labs on Religion: “Defending Rumba in Post-Fidel Cuba”—Dr. Maya J. Berry

Religious Studies Spring Departmental Area Colloquium – Dr. Jerome Copulsky

Sacrifice in Islam: Between the Quran and Fiqh by Mohammad Fadel

“Wovoka’s Gifts: The Material Culture of the 1890 Ghost Dance,” with Dr. Jennifer Graber

Caribbeanist Labs on Religion: “Defending Rumba in Post-Fidel Cuba”—Dr. Maya J. Berry

Religious Studies Spring Departmental Area Colloquium – Dr. Jerome Copulsky

Faculty Book Talk — Dr. Mallory E. Matsumoto and The Maya Myths

Religious Studies Spring Departmental Area Colloquium ― Dr. Ahmad Greene-Hayes

Religious Studies Departmental Colloquium – Professor Nicholas Harkness

Religious Studies Departmental Colloquium – Dr. Toni Alimi

Neighborhood Religion in Roman Antiquity: Department of Religious Studies Conference – Day 1

Imagining the Dazzling Body: Ancient Sense Models and Materialization of the Sacred

2025 Field Research Grant – Study at Harvard’s Widener Library

2025 Field Research Grant – São Paolo Museum Visits

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