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Abstracts on Oxford Scholarship Online

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Oxford University Press is trying to move its books online using a very user-friendly interface called Oxford Scholarship Online. I’m trying to get a trial for classics, philosophy, and religion, but for now you can search this very rich database and view author-written abstracts at both the book and chapter level. Oxford has more or less turned 1800 books in thirteen broad areas into an article (i.e. book chapter) database, an idea that I think will eventually prove very popular. Search results show up listed on the book/chapter level. For each entry, you can easily view the abstract of the book and the individual chapter, very useful for reviewing and selecting books for courses and research. Check it out and let me know what you think. Fred ————————————————————————————————————– Subject Guides Classics // Islamic Studies // Jewish Studies // Philosophy // Religion ————————————————————————————————————–

Some recent literature reviews from Journal of Religious History

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Title: Holy weddings, unholy marriages: Christian spouses and domestic discords in early colonial Lesotho, 1870-1900 Phoofolo, Pule JOURNAL OF RELIGIOUS HISTORY 31 (4): 363-386 DEC 2007 Faith, ethics, and communication: Some recent writing in philosophical theology May, John D’Arcy JOURNAL OF RELIGIOUS HISTORY 31 (4): 451-462 DEC 2007 New approaches to sacred space (Stephen Murray) Crosby, Vanessa Source: JOURNAL OF RELIGIOUS HISTORY 31 (4): 463-472 DEC 2007 Quantitative somatic phenomenology – Toward an epistemology of subjective experience Hartelius, Glenn Source: JOURNAL OF CONSCIOUSNESS STUDIES 14 (12): 24-56 DEC 2007 ————————————————————————————————————– Subject Guides Classics // Islamic Studies // Jewish Studies // Philosophy // Religion ————————————————————————————————————–

Library of Latin Texts now available!

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From the publisher Brepols, we now have the Library of Latin Texts, a huge database containing major Latin works from 240 BC up through the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965). It’s not on our database lists yet, but you can go here for access: https://libproxy.temple.edu:2343/login?url=http://www.brepolis.net/login/online.xml. ————————————————————————————————————– Subject Guides Classics // Islamic Studies // Jewish Studies // Philosophy // Religion ————————————————————————————————————–

A literature review on Leo Strauss

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Might be of interest to some of you, on a “recent spate of books on the life and legacy of the political philosopher Leo Strauss” Schultz, B Mr. Smith does not go to Washington PHILOSOPHY OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES, 37 (3): 366-386 SEP 2007 ————————————————————————————————————– Subject Guides Classics // Islamic Studies // Jewish Studies // Philosophy // Religion ————————————————————————————————————–

Call for Submissions: Comparative Feminist Philosophy

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Liberating Traditions: Essays in Feminist Comparative Philosophy Edited by: Ashby Butnor and Jen McWeeny Feminist comparative philosophy is the practice of integrating feminist and non-Western philosophical traditions in an innovative way, while still being mindful of the unique particularity of each, in order to envision and enact a more liberatory world. East-West comparative philosophy and feminist philosophy already share much in terms of methodology: a hermeneutic of openness and respect for difference, a crossing of philosophical boundaries and traditions, a rejection of the dichotomy of theory and practice, and the pursuit of new ways of looking at the world. In this volume, we seek to show how bringing diverse philosophical traditions into dialogue with each other can provide fresh insights on questions of specific interest to feminists and global theorists generally. Comparative themes may include, but are by no means limited to:

  • Theories of Embodiment, Gender, or Personhood
  • The Hermeneutics of Cross-Cultural/Cross-World Dialogue
  • Philosophical Practice & Marginalization
  • The Phenomenology of Liberatory and/or Spiritual Practice
  • Philosophical Responses to Globalization, Imperialism, and De-Colonization
  • Intersectional Selves: Culture, Race,Tradition, Sexuality, etc.
  • Embodied Epistemologies
  • Conceptions of Moral Agents & Actions
  • Theories of Emotion
  • Persons, Communities, and the State
  • Liberatory Aesthetics
  • Comparative Metaphysics
  • Pathways to Liberation

We seek any philosophical papers that engage the intersection of feminist and non- Western philosophies. Although the collection will primarily consist of comparative essays involving Asian traditions, such as Indian philosophy, Chinese philosophy, or Japanese philosophy, we also invite submissions that address North/South comparative philosophy, including African, Latin American, and indigenous philosophies. Abstract Deadline (500 words): March 1, 2008 Completed Paper Deadline: July 1, 2008 Preliminary selection based on abstracts. Final selection based on completed papers (20-25 pgs. total). E-mail submissions and inquiries to both ashby.butnor@gmail.com or jmcsweeny@jsu.edu.

New Titles Added to JSTOR and CREDO Reference

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Some great new titles added to JSTOR Arts and Sciences Collection, including Arabica (from Brill), 1954-2001; Culture, Health, and Sexuality (Taylor and Francis), 1999-2003; Gender and Development (Taylor and Francis) 1993-2003; Iran and the Caucasus (Brill), 1997-2001; and Women’s Review of Books (Old City Publishing), 1983-2003. Here’s the full list. Remember that you can look up any Temple journals on Journal Finder. Here’s a list of new titles from CREDO Reference. CREDO is a large of collection of relatively small (usually one volume) reference works. I’d use this for traditional-type reference questions, people, places, dates, events, definitions and stuff like that. ————————————————————————————————————– Subject Guides Classics // Islamic Studies // Jewish Studies // Philosophy // Religion ————————————————————————————————————–

Philosophy Retrospective Buying Project

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Just finished going through the philosophy books published by the major American university presses between 1990-1999 to try to fill in books we did not currently own. Ended up ordering 126 books from the 1990’s that should be nice additions to our collection. To do this I searched 2016 books from WorldCat, a huge amount of work that left my wrists aching. If you’re interested, take a look at the list here:.

Films for the religious and philosophical

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Started i n1997, The Journal of Religion and Film is an open access journal that provides articles, movie reviews, and book reviews on religion (loosely construed) and film. Most of the films discussed are feature films, few documentaries. Philosophical Films “is a non-profit resource for philosophy teachers who want to incorporate films into their classes.” Here are some links to content from these two sources. Check them out. Fight Club: an exploration of Buddhism Using “Homemade” Documentary Video in Religious Studies Visions of the End: Secular Apocalypse in Recent Hollywood Film Memento The Corporation Mindwalk Fred