Who Owns Religion?
Scholars and Their Publics in the Late Twentieth Century
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Part One Scandals, Publics, and the Recent Study of Religion
One Scandalous Controversy and Public Spaces
Two Public Spheres/Public Spaces
Three The Nineties: Cultural Recognition, Internet Utopias, and Postcolonial Identities
Four Ancestors’ Publics
Part Two Case Studies
Five Mother Earth: The Near Impossibility of a Public
Six The Construction of Religious Boundaries: Competing Public Histories
Seven Songs of Wisdom and Circles of Dance: An Emerging Global Public
Eight The Illegitimacy of Jesus: Strong Publics in Conflict
Nine God’s Phallus: The Refusal of Public Engagement
Ten Kali’s Child: The Challenge of Secret Publics
Part Three New Publics, New Possibilities
Eleven Scholars, Foolish Wisdom, and Dwelling in the Space Between
Epilogue
Notes
Bibliography
Index
History: History of Ideas
Philosophy: Ethics | Philosophy of Religion
Religion: Comparative Studies and History of Religion | Philosophy of Religion, Theology, and Ethics
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