"Trauma Makes You": An Interview with Donovan O. Schaefer
Issue: Vol 45 No. 2 (2016)
Journal: Bulletin for the Study of Religion
Subject Areas: Religious Studies Buddhist Studies Islamic Studies Biblical Studies
Abstract:
Matt Sheedy (U. of Manitoba) and Nathan Rein (Ursinus Coll.) interview Donovan O. Schaefer (Trinity Coll., Oxon.) about his 2015 book, Religious Affects: Animality, Evolution, and Power.
Author: Donovan O. Schaefer, Matt Sheedy, Nathan Rein
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