LIQUID LIGHT: AYAHUASCA SPIRITUALITY AND THE SANTO DAIME TRADITION. By G. WilliamBarnard. New York: Columbia University Press, 2022. Pp. xvi + 364. Hardback, $140.00; Paperback, $35.00.
Year: 2023
Type: book-review
Abstract: As anyone acquainted with the discipline of religious studies knows, there are many different ways to approach the multifaceted world of religious movements, both ancient and recently emerged ones.In general, the idea of including both "closeness" and "distance" is one of the pillars of the discipline's self-definition, which provokes various questions on how to deal with the objects of research.This might be particularly important for the study of new religious movements as they are often the object of intense criticism from society, which frequently leads to a certain (either apologetic or critical) perspective in academic contexts.The book by G. William Barnard, professor of religious studies at the Dedman College of Humanities and
Source: Religious Studies Review
DOI: 10.1111/rsr.16520
Language: English
Subfield: Philosophy
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4384406290