What does it mean to be "religious?"
03/11/20 • 42 min
In which we think about how personal religious commitments and practices get mediated by the state, why and how millions of Muslims make pilgrimage to Mecca every year, why the Archdiocese of Philadelphia thinks Megan is still Catholic, and why tiny Ilyse tortured her siblings with rice during Pesach
Keywords: religious; hajj; hagiography
Storytime: Bell, Ritual Theory, Ritual Practice
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Keeping It 101: A Killjoy's Introduction to Religion is proud to be part of the Amplify Podcast Network.
In which we think about how personal religious commitments and practices get mediated by the state, why and how millions of Muslims make pilgrimage to Mecca every year, why the Archdiocese of Philadelphia thinks Megan is still Catholic, and why tiny Ilyse tortured her siblings with rice during Pesach
Keywords: religious; hajj; hagiography
Storytime: Bell, Ritual Theory, Ritual Practice
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Keeping It 101: A Killjoy's Introduction to Religion is proud to be part of the Amplify Podcast Network.
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Keeping It 101: A Killjoy's Introduction to Religion Podcast - What does it mean to be "religious?"
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IlyseThis is Keeping it 1-0-1, a Killjoy's Introduction to Religion podcast. Get ready to get schooled. What's up, nerds? Hi. Hello. I'm Ilyse Morgenstein Fuerst, one half of the Killjoys on this here podcast. I'm recording from the traditional and ancestral lands of the Abenaki people where I'm grateful to live as well as teach and research about Islam, imperialism, racialization of Mus
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