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Research paper thumbnail of Indigenous Studies and “the Sacred”

American Indian Quarterly, 2014

Th is study of the sacred as a categorical tripping point at the intersection of Indigenous studi... more Th is study of the sacred as a categorical tripping point at the intersection of Indigenous studies and the history of religions begins with the words of Grant Bulltail, an Apsaalooke (Crow) elder, recorded on video when he traveled from his home on the Crow Reservation in Montana to speak to schoolchildren in Cody, Wyoming, about an extraordinary landmark, Heart Mountain. In the quotation above, Mr. Bulltail was addressing the categorical problem that exists when he discusses the sacred with people from the dominant Anglo- Christian culture. He has to set the stage that there are two diff erent worlds of meaning with regard to “the sacred” before he can discuss what Heart Mountain means to him. His words and that mountain are the ground upon which the following questions stand: Is sacred a category that merits continued development in the service of Indigenous studies? Is it best avoided as the appendix on a body of passe, Eurocentric, dualistic thought? Will Indigenous studies methodology be served best to move away from this category as quickly as possible, as it appears that even the un is doing in its recent embrace of the phrase “intangible cultural heritage”? Or does the category work , formally and pragmatically, in situations of cross- cultural dialogue, serving the interest of Indigenous people in their struggles for justice in the face of global economic and ecologi

Research paper thumbnail of Special Issue Introduction

Journal for The Study of Religion, Nature and Culture, Mar 31, 2021

Research paper thumbnail of Special Issue Introduction: Engendering Nature with Three Founding Cultures

Journal for the Study of Religion, Nature and Culture

Research paper thumbnail of Interpreting the agency of possessed women in a postcolonial comparative study: Toward a concept of instrumental agency

Research paper thumbnail of The Work Of Possession(s)

Culture and Religion, 2006

... before. Here, spirit possession indexes displacement and decontextualisation, leading sometim... more ... before. Here, spirit possession indexes displacement and decontextualisation, leading sometimes to the acceleration of spirit possession traditions in the face of globalisation, exile or migration, rather than to its decline. So, for ...

Research paper thumbnail of Indigenous Studies and “the Sacred”

The American Indian Quarterly, 2014

Research paper thumbnail of Teleinvestmentevangelists: celebrity, ritual and religion and the quest to “beat the market”

Qualitative Research in Financial Markets, 2015

Research paper thumbnail of Spirit Possession

Handbook of Spiritualism and Channeling, 2015

Research paper thumbnail of Religions, Orientation and Critical Theory: Race, Gender and Sexuality at the 1998 Lambeth Conference

Theology & Sexuality, 1999

... other things the question of gay sexuality. ... of linking the critical discourse of post-col... more ... other things the question of gay sexuality. ... of linking the critical discourse of post-colonial theory with that of queer theory, of linking gender with race, of ... For our purposes, critical theory refers to the reflexive practice of exercising multiple 'hermeneutics of suspicion'-interpretative ...

Reviews by Mary L Keller

Research paper thumbnail of Whitney A. Bauman (ed.), Meaningful Flesh: Reflections on Religion and Nature for a Queer Planet

Journal for the Study of Religion, Nature and Culture, 2019

This in turn informs part of my current work of reconceiving the practice of ecological restorati... more This in turn informs part of my current work of reconceiving the practice of ecological restoration as one of ecological reparations to address the paired exploitation and injustices of the degradation and loss of native ecosystems and peoples.

Research paper thumbnail of Gender and Power in Contemporary Spirituality: Ethnographic Approaches

Journal of Contemporary Religion, 2014

""An important and original contribution to the understanding of the dynamics of gender... more ""An important and original contribution to the understanding of the dynamics of gender and power in alternative forms of spirituality." – Sabina Magliocco, California State University, Northridge, USA "Central to spirituality is a desire for personal liberation, we hear again and again. Yet this rich collection of ethnographies demonstrates that it is deeply shaped by performances of gender and power." – Dick Houtman, Erasmus University, Netherlands"

Research paper thumbnail of Radical Interpretation in Religion

Literature and Theology, 2003

Research paper thumbnail of Conceiving an Alternative: Philosophical Resources for an Ecological Civilization

American Journal of Theology & Philosophy, 2020

It is with sincere appreciation that I commend this edited collection to readers of the AJTP. The... more It is with sincere appreciation that I commend this edited collection to readers of the AJTP. The collection meets the task of promoting lively discussion that addresses the interface between theology and philosophy, especially as shaped by empiricist, naturalist, process, and pragmatist traditions. As the most recent volume in the series Toward Ecological Civilization, it delivers papers from the Tenth International Whitehead Conference and Ninth International Forum on Ecological Civilization, held in Claremont, California, June 2015, thereby delivering on a second focus for the AJTP: the development of liberal religious thought in America. The authors gathered in this collection take seriously the earnest and applied call written in the series preface by John B. Cobb: "We live in the ending of an age.. .. The amazing achievements of modernity make it possible, even likely, that its end will also be the end of civilization, of many species, or even of the human species. At the same time, we are living in an age of new beginnings that give promise of an ecological civilization" (n.p.). This is serious business, and all the authors deliver their evaluation of the strengths and limitations of Whitehead's work as a potential foundation upon which an ecological civilization might develop with thought, friendships, joys, aesthetics, and work appropriate to the radical transformations required of human societies at scale. The book was published before the pandemic, and it was at times excruciating to read the integrity of argument found in the chapters regarding the value of understanding how deeply interconnected are the matters and energies of the earth. We are living through a crisis in which a microbe, of all actual events at play in globalization, has given many of the earth's biospheres a pause in which air has been cleaner, water has run clearer, and wildlife has been noticed in quieted soundscapes. The collection offers an introduction and is divided into four parts: part 1, "Alfred North Whitehead and the Western Philosophical Tradition"; part 2, "Varieties of Process Thought"; part 3, "Emergence, Panpsychism, and Deep Ecology"; and part 4, "Whiteheadianism, Naturalism, and the Wisdom of an Ecological Civilization." The quality of writing is very high, and if I taught a course on Whitehead or process thought, this volume would be my penultimate reading selection so that my students might find themselves in the middle of a rigorous and compelling discussion, and sometimes argument, regarding such

Research paper thumbnail of Fundamentals of Comparative and Intercultural Philosophy, written by Lin Ma and Jaap van Brakel

Culture and Dialogue, 2018

Research paper thumbnail of Pragmatism's Evolution

Pragmatism's Evolution, 2020

Research paper thumbnail of Gender and Power in Contemporary Spirituality. Edited by Anna Fedele and Kim E. Knibbe

Journal of the American Academy of Religion, Apr 18, 2014

Research paper thumbnail of Whitney A. Bauman (ed.), <I>Meaningful Flesh: Reflections on Religion and Nature for a Queer Planet </I>

Journal for The Study of Religion, Nature and Culture, May 3, 2019

This in turn informs part of my current work of reconceiving the practice of ecological restorati... more This in turn informs part of my current work of reconceiving the practice of ecological restoration as one of ecological reparations to address the paired exploitation and injustices of the degradation and loss of native ecosystems and peoples.

Books by Mary L Keller

Research paper thumbnail of The Hammer and the Flute: Women, Power and Spirit Possession. By Mary Keller. Johns Hopkins University Press, 2002. 289 pages. $38.50

Journal of the American Academy of Religion, 2005

© 2002 The Johns Hopkins University Press All rights reserved. Published 2002 Printed in the Unit... more © 2002 The Johns Hopkins University Press All rights reserved. Published 2002 Printed in the United states of America on acid-free paper 987654321 The Johns Hopkins University Press 2715 North Charles Street Baltimore, Maryland 21218-4363 www.press.jhu.edu Library of ...

Research paper thumbnail of The Hammer and the Flute

Johns Hopkins University Press eBooks, 2003

Chapters in Edited Books by Mary L Keller

Research paper thumbnail of Divine Women and The Nehanda Mhondoro

Religion in French Feminist Thought, 2020

Research paper thumbnail of Indigenous Studies and “the Sacred”

American Indian Quarterly, 2014

Th is study of the sacred as a categorical tripping point at the intersection of Indigenous studi... more Th is study of the sacred as a categorical tripping point at the intersection of Indigenous studies and the history of religions begins with the words of Grant Bulltail, an Apsaalooke (Crow) elder, recorded on video when he traveled from his home on the Crow Reservation in Montana to speak to schoolchildren in Cody, Wyoming, about an extraordinary landmark, Heart Mountain. In the quotation above, Mr. Bulltail was addressing the categorical problem that exists when he discusses the sacred with people from the dominant Anglo- Christian culture. He has to set the stage that there are two diff erent worlds of meaning with regard to “the sacred” before he can discuss what Heart Mountain means to him. His words and that mountain are the ground upon which the following questions stand: Is sacred a category that merits continued development in the service of Indigenous studies? Is it best avoided as the appendix on a body of passe, Eurocentric, dualistic thought? Will Indigenous studies methodology be served best to move away from this category as quickly as possible, as it appears that even the un is doing in its recent embrace of the phrase “intangible cultural heritage”? Or does the category work , formally and pragmatically, in situations of cross- cultural dialogue, serving the interest of Indigenous people in their struggles for justice in the face of global economic and ecologi

Research paper thumbnail of Special Issue Introduction

Journal for The Study of Religion, Nature and Culture, Mar 31, 2021

Research paper thumbnail of Special Issue Introduction: Engendering Nature with Three Founding Cultures

Journal for the Study of Religion, Nature and Culture

Research paper thumbnail of Interpreting the agency of possessed women in a postcolonial comparative study: Toward a concept of instrumental agency

Research paper thumbnail of The Work Of Possession(s)

Culture and Religion, 2006

... before. Here, spirit possession indexes displacement and decontextualisation, leading sometim... more ... before. Here, spirit possession indexes displacement and decontextualisation, leading sometimes to the acceleration of spirit possession traditions in the face of globalisation, exile or migration, rather than to its decline. So, for ...

Research paper thumbnail of Indigenous Studies and “the Sacred”

The American Indian Quarterly, 2014

Research paper thumbnail of Teleinvestmentevangelists: celebrity, ritual and religion and the quest to “beat the market”

Qualitative Research in Financial Markets, 2015

Research paper thumbnail of Spirit Possession

Handbook of Spiritualism and Channeling, 2015

Research paper thumbnail of Religions, Orientation and Critical Theory: Race, Gender and Sexuality at the 1998 Lambeth Conference

Theology & Sexuality, 1999

... other things the question of gay sexuality. ... of linking the critical discourse of post-col... more ... other things the question of gay sexuality. ... of linking the critical discourse of post-colonial theory with that of queer theory, of linking gender with race, of ... For our purposes, critical theory refers to the reflexive practice of exercising multiple 'hermeneutics of suspicion'-interpretative ...

Research paper thumbnail of Whitney A. Bauman (ed.), Meaningful Flesh: Reflections on Religion and Nature for a Queer Planet

Journal for the Study of Religion, Nature and Culture, 2019

This in turn informs part of my current work of reconceiving the practice of ecological restorati... more This in turn informs part of my current work of reconceiving the practice of ecological restoration as one of ecological reparations to address the paired exploitation and injustices of the degradation and loss of native ecosystems and peoples.

Research paper thumbnail of Gender and Power in Contemporary Spirituality: Ethnographic Approaches

Journal of Contemporary Religion, 2014

""An important and original contribution to the understanding of the dynamics of gender... more ""An important and original contribution to the understanding of the dynamics of gender and power in alternative forms of spirituality." – Sabina Magliocco, California State University, Northridge, USA "Central to spirituality is a desire for personal liberation, we hear again and again. Yet this rich collection of ethnographies demonstrates that it is deeply shaped by performances of gender and power." – Dick Houtman, Erasmus University, Netherlands"

Research paper thumbnail of Radical Interpretation in Religion

Literature and Theology, 2003

Research paper thumbnail of Conceiving an Alternative: Philosophical Resources for an Ecological Civilization

American Journal of Theology & Philosophy, 2020

It is with sincere appreciation that I commend this edited collection to readers of the AJTP. The... more It is with sincere appreciation that I commend this edited collection to readers of the AJTP. The collection meets the task of promoting lively discussion that addresses the interface between theology and philosophy, especially as shaped by empiricist, naturalist, process, and pragmatist traditions. As the most recent volume in the series Toward Ecological Civilization, it delivers papers from the Tenth International Whitehead Conference and Ninth International Forum on Ecological Civilization, held in Claremont, California, June 2015, thereby delivering on a second focus for the AJTP: the development of liberal religious thought in America. The authors gathered in this collection take seriously the earnest and applied call written in the series preface by John B. Cobb: "We live in the ending of an age.. .. The amazing achievements of modernity make it possible, even likely, that its end will also be the end of civilization, of many species, or even of the human species. At the same time, we are living in an age of new beginnings that give promise of an ecological civilization" (n.p.). This is serious business, and all the authors deliver their evaluation of the strengths and limitations of Whitehead's work as a potential foundation upon which an ecological civilization might develop with thought, friendships, joys, aesthetics, and work appropriate to the radical transformations required of human societies at scale. The book was published before the pandemic, and it was at times excruciating to read the integrity of argument found in the chapters regarding the value of understanding how deeply interconnected are the matters and energies of the earth. We are living through a crisis in which a microbe, of all actual events at play in globalization, has given many of the earth's biospheres a pause in which air has been cleaner, water has run clearer, and wildlife has been noticed in quieted soundscapes. The collection offers an introduction and is divided into four parts: part 1, "Alfred North Whitehead and the Western Philosophical Tradition"; part 2, "Varieties of Process Thought"; part 3, "Emergence, Panpsychism, and Deep Ecology"; and part 4, "Whiteheadianism, Naturalism, and the Wisdom of an Ecological Civilization." The quality of writing is very high, and if I taught a course on Whitehead or process thought, this volume would be my penultimate reading selection so that my students might find themselves in the middle of a rigorous and compelling discussion, and sometimes argument, regarding such

Research paper thumbnail of Fundamentals of Comparative and Intercultural Philosophy, written by Lin Ma and Jaap van Brakel

Culture and Dialogue, 2018

Research paper thumbnail of Pragmatism's Evolution

Pragmatism's Evolution, 2020

Research paper thumbnail of Gender and Power in Contemporary Spirituality. Edited by Anna Fedele and Kim E. Knibbe

Journal of the American Academy of Religion, Apr 18, 2014

Research paper thumbnail of Whitney A. Bauman (ed.), <I>Meaningful Flesh: Reflections on Religion and Nature for a Queer Planet </I>

Journal for The Study of Religion, Nature and Culture, May 3, 2019

This in turn informs part of my current work of reconceiving the practice of ecological restorati... more This in turn informs part of my current work of reconceiving the practice of ecological restoration as one of ecological reparations to address the paired exploitation and injustices of the degradation and loss of native ecosystems and peoples.

Research paper thumbnail of The Hammer and the Flute: Women, Power and Spirit Possession. By Mary Keller. Johns Hopkins University Press, 2002. 289 pages. $38.50

Journal of the American Academy of Religion, 2005

© 2002 The Johns Hopkins University Press All rights reserved. Published 2002 Printed in the Unit... more © 2002 The Johns Hopkins University Press All rights reserved. Published 2002 Printed in the United states of America on acid-free paper 987654321 The Johns Hopkins University Press 2715 North Charles Street Baltimore, Maryland 21218-4363 www.press.jhu.edu Library of ...

Research paper thumbnail of The Hammer and the Flute

Johns Hopkins University Press eBooks, 2003

Research paper thumbnail of Divine Women and The Nehanda Mhondoro

Religion in French Feminist Thought, 2020

Research paper thumbnail of Indigenizing Religion and Science

Research paper thumbnail of Non-Indigenous Scholars Studying Indigenous Knowledge