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Animals and Religion Unit and Comparative Studies in Religion Unit
Call for Proposals
Animals, Poison, & Religion
We seek to assemble a panel to compare religious valences of animals and venom, poison, and poisoners, as variously manifest across diverse religio-cultural contexts and communities. This panel would be the second in a series of panels on the topic, following a panel at the 2021 AAR that included papers on witchcraft as a comparative lens for the spiritual meaning of poisonous pesticides in Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring and a paper on poison (Tibetan: dug) “casting” and cancer in Gyalthang, Tibet. We aim to continue this conversation surrounding two central holistic queries: in what ways can poison and poisoners be best understood as comparative categories in the study of religion, and what roles do venom, poison, and toxicity play in the religious roles and religious worlds of animals?
Sponsors
Chairs
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Christopher Carter, University of San Diego1/1/2022 - 12/31/2027
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Oliver Freiberger, University of Texas, Austin1/1/2022 - 12/31/2027
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Eric Meyer, Carroll College1/1/2022 - 12/31/2027
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Ivette Vargas-O'Bryan, Austin College1/1/2022 - 12/31/2027
Steering Committee Members
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Barbara Ambros, University of North Carolina1/1/2022 - 12/31/2027
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Geoffrey Barstow, Oregon State University1/1/2022 - 12/31/2027
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Andrea Dara Cooper, University of North Carolina1/1/2022 - 12/31/2027
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Yudit K. Greenberg, Rollins College1/1/2022 - 12/31/2027
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Eric Huntington, Rice University1/1/2022 - 12/31/2027
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Christopher Jensen, Carleton University1/1/2022 - 12/31/2027
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Ruqayya Yasmine Khan, Claremont Graduate University1/1/2022 - 12/31/2027
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Adrienne Krone, Allegheny College1/1/2022 - 12/31/2027
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Katharine Mershon, Western Carolina University1/1/2022 - 12/31/2027
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Jeania Ree Moore, Yale University1/1/2022 - 12/31/2027
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Massimo Rondolino, Carroll University1/1/2022 - 12/31/2027
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Roberta Sabbath, University of Nevada, Las Vegas1/1/2022 - 12/31/2027
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Thomas Seat, Princeton Theological Seminary1/1/2022 - 12/31/2027