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Edited by Aaron Michael Ullrey The following Research Reflection is part of an ongoing series spotlighting the academic study of religions. Around 1797, Matsudaira Sadanobu (1759–1829), the feudal ruler of Shirakawa domain and senior advisor to the...

As a historian, what first drew you to sleep and dreams? I’m an early modern historian, which in Europe usually means the period between the Renaissance and the French Revolution, though it overlaps with the beginning of industrialization, too. I’ve been...

In 2001, she visited Lily Dale, a small hamlet in northwestern New York, to create a short documentary about Spiritualism, a religious and philosophical movement centered on communicating with the dead. Instead, the visit opened onto a much larger inquiry...

Edited by Aaron M. Ullrey Indian religious traditions assign a special role and title to individuals who pursue ascetic religious goals, referring to these figures collectively as sadhu s. The term sadhu is derived from the Sanskrit root sadh ( sādh )...

Ayahuasca originated in the Amazon and has long been considered sacred by many Indigenous and mestizo communities across South America. Fueled by the “psychedelic renaissance” and growing interest in its visionary and healing potential, groups serving the...