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• Universal Shamanism: The Japanese Context

  

  In religious studies and popular usage, the term “universal” is used to describe religions which are open to all and transcend ethnic, geographic, political, an... Read more

  The 03 December 2011 by   Cris
  Culture,  Debate,  History,  Religion

• Lion-Man Or Lioness-Woman?

  

  The Lion-Man figurine from Hohlenstein-Stadel cave in southwestern Germany is one of the oldest and most spectacular Paleolithic figurines. It is approximately... Read more

  The 10 December 2011 by   Cris
  Culture,  Debate,  History,  Religion

• “Theological Anthropology”

  

  What is the meaning of this dubious concatenation? I’m not sure but am sure that it should be bracketed with scare quotes at all times. Read more

  The 08 December 2011 by   Cris
  Debate,  History,  Religion

• There’s Spiritual Power Inside a Woman

  

  “I saw in his hand a long spear of gold, and at the iron’s point there seemed to be a little fire. He appeared to me to be thrusting it at times into my heart,... Read more

  The 06 December 2011 by   Cris
  Culture,  Debate,  History,  Religion

• Creation Myths: Not Just Stories

  

  Over the past few weeks I’ve been thinking about creation myths. By calling them “myths” it allows us to overlook, dismiss, or ignore them. This is a mistake. W... Read more

  The 20 December 2011 by   Cris
  Culture,  Debate,  History,  Religion

• Structure & Function of Creation Myths

  

  Creation myths do psychological and cultural work. Because all known societies have creation myths, the number and variety is staggering. Read more

  The 30 December 2011 by   Cris
  Culture,  Debate,  History,  Religion

• Adaptive Optimization: Code for Design

  

  For this holidays I’d like to share this with my theist friends who see hominin evolution progressively unfolding as one adaptation after another, all... Read more

  The 22 December 2011 by   Cris
  Culture,  Debate,  History,  Religion

• Don’t Seek and You Shall Find

  

  Some weeks ago Farhad Manjoo penned a techno-robotic piece arguing that independent bookstores are superfluous and should just die. It was one of the coldest an... Read more

  The 27 December 2011 by   Cris
  Culture,  Debate,  History,  Religion