Category Archives: religion

Anthropology and archaeology of religion, religious experience, and cult origins

Sacrifice and the Anthropology of Religion

Posted on August 11, 2009 by Carl Feagans

Image via Wikipedia Mention the word “sacrifice” in a religious context and, for many people, thoughts of young virgins tossed in volcanoes by a Polynesian King or lying on altars below the obscenely sharp obsidian blade of an Aztec ruler. … Continue reading →

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Anthropology of Religion

Posted on July 29, 2009 by Carl Feagans

Image via Wikipedia I don’t often post on religious topics on this blog. At least not topics related to modern religion like Christianity. I’m more interested in ancient religion and expression of religion and belief in the material record of … Continue reading →

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Religion and the Imagination – Cue a John Lennon Song

Posted on May 2, 2008 by admin

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEOkxRLzBf0] According to an anthropologist at the London School of Economics, the very process that John Lennon suggested we use to put religion and other human institutions out our minds might very well be the reason we have religion to … Continue reading →

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Video: Dawkins vs. McGrath

Posted on July 15, 2007 by admin

I reviewed Alister McGrath’s book, Dawkins’ God: Genes, Memes, and the Meaning of Life over a year ago and have been waiting ever since for Dawkins and McGrath to square of and hash out their disagreements. John Loftus at, Debunking … Continue reading →

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Atheism vs. Theism in Recent News

Posted on September 11, 2006 by admin

Afarensis recently posted a short review of the Newsweek article, The New Naysayers . A bit later, PZ Myers posted a more in depth discussion at Pharyngula. The discussions at these two blogs are well-done and the comments are interesting, … Continue reading →

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Religious Nutter Alert: Hal Lindsey

Posted on August 7, 2006 by Carl Feagans

Flipping channels on a Sunday evening, one is bound to encounter some religious nutter asking his (rarely is it "her") flock for money. This evening, I couldn’t help but notice the irony as Hal Lindsey, religious nutter extraordinaire, stated: I … Continue reading →

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