Knowing Hands: Thinking with the Mind in Hand in Chinese Medicine and Divination by Prof. Marta Hanson (CAS-E Associated Scholar)
Internship Opportunity
Call for applications The DFG-funded Centre for Advanced Studies (Kollegforschungsgruppe) ‘Alternative Rationalities and Esoteric Practices from a Global Perspective’ at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) is offering an: Internship for 3-6 months full-time/part time The preferred starting date is October 1, 2024, or as soon as possible thereafter. Project description The main goal of the Center for […]
“Violent Prayers” in Nigerian Pentecostal Churches
By Abimbola Adelakun Let me start by describing a scene where what is called “violent prayers” is enacted in a Nigerian church. First, the mood of the congregation must be geared toward the will to do some violence. Life is war, the ministering pastor reminds everyone present. The forces that battle against us and try […]
Book by CAS-E Permanent Fellow Kelly E. Hayes features on the Mysterious Universe podcast
March 3, 2024 CAS-E Permanent Fellow Kelly E. Hayes’ book Spirits of the Space Age: The Imagined World of Brazil’s Valley of the Dawn features on the Mysterious Universe Podcast An unassuming and hardworking woman arrived in Brasília in 1957 to contribute to the construction of the new capital city. Yet, within two decades, she […]
