The Immanent Frame – Page 21 – Secularism, religion, and the public sphere

The religion of the old women of Nishapur

April 20, 2022

As a hadith or as a trope, the expression “the religion of the old women” (dīn al-ʿajāʾiz) appears in many Islamic theological and mystical writings that address questions of knowledge, at times…

April 20, 2022

Out there: Perspectives on the study of Black metaphysical religion

Crystal ball gazers, dream books, and the occult

LaShawn Harris·

April 15, 2022

In the face of ubiquitous inequalities and anti-Black violence, spiritual cultivation became paramount to African Americans’ emotional survival and stability and their ability to transform their day-to-day worlds.

April 15, 2022

Out there: Perspectives on the study of Black metaphysical religion

Uranus and I are pretty good friends

Ahmad Greene-Hayes·

April 8, 2022

Mumford’s embrace of Africana esotericism invites us as scholars of Black religions to return again and again to two pivotal questions: What makes one “religious” and who gets to determine what counts…

April 8, 2022

Out there: Perspectives on the study of Black metaphysical religion

Rastafari women’s early-twentieth-century world-making

Shamara Wyllie Alhassan·

April 1, 2022

Rastafari women not only innovated ways to critique the dominant societal structure, but also gender oppression within the Rastafari movement. Ultimately, sistren created an entire way of existing in the world that…

April 1, 2022

Out there: Perspectives on the study of Black metaphysical religion

Tuning the religio-racial mind

Judith Weisenfeld·

March 25, 2022

The religio-racial metaphysical imagination, however varied, was particular to the conditions of Black people. The goal was to detach them from the false belief that Negro Christian identity was appropriate and propel…

March 25, 2022

Religion, spirituality, and democratic renewal: Essays from the 2020 fellows

Political life after death: Racial violence in North Carolina

Mohamad Jarada·

March 11, 2022

In recent years, the political and social activity of racialized Muslim American communities is transforming alongside the widening powers of law enforcement agencies and the carceral technologies that undergird their agendas.

March 11, 2022

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The religion of the old women of Nishapur

Crystal ball gazers, dream books, and the occult

Uranus and I are pretty good friends

Rastafari women’s early-twentieth-century world-making

Tuning the religio-racial mind

Political life after death: Racial violence in North Carolina