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A conversation about the Roman Catholic Church with National Book Award-winning writer James Carroll, HDS '97, '99, and HDS Prof. Francis X. Clooney, S.J., Parkman Professor of Divinity and Professor of Comparative Theology, and director of the Center for...

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 )...

Few core concepts in the study of religion are as contested as “magic.” The term has served a variety of purposes and functions throughout history, often polemical ones, and is defined in diverging ways by scholars and religious actors. Magic has been...