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The religion of the old women of Nishapur

Etymology of the Arabic root ʿa, j, z

April 20, 2022

The etymological and semantic features of the root ʿa, j, z provided below are intended to complement the forum on the religion of the old women of Nishapur. These resources guide readers…

April 20, 2022

The religion of the old women of Nishapur

Katherine Lemons·

Setrag Manoukian·

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

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Etymology of the Arabic root ʿa, j, z

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