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culture on the edge

Scriptures and Roots in Postscripts

Posted on September 14, 2018September 14, 2018 by Richard Newton

Over in Postscripts: The Journal of Sacred Texts and Contemporary Worlds, I have an article that has gone to press. It's called "Reading Alex Haley's Roots: Toward an Anthropology of Scriptures."

Posted in Blog, Culture, roots, ScholarshipTagged culture on the edge, identity, identity politics, idroots, kunta kinte, Religion, religious studies, roots, scriptures, theology1 Comment

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