Religion Archive

  • Robert Bellah

    Religion and Secularism: A Conversation with Robert Bellah

    The following are a series of Youtube videos which feature famed sociologist Robert Bellah in conversation with Mark Juergensmeyer, professor of global and international studies as well as sociology and religious studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. In it, professor Bellah provides an...

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  • More Thoughts On the Relation Between Islam, Blackamericans, and Bebop

    More Thoughts On the Relation Between Islam, Blackamericans, and Bebop

    The following is s short excerpt from The African Diaspora: A Musical Perspective [335-7], by Ingrid Tolia Monson. Monson’s book provides some further insight on the nature of the relation and attraction that Islam held for Blackamerican jazz musicians as well as Blackamericans as a...

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  • The Philosophy of Ahmed Abdul-Malik

    The Philosophy of Ahmed Abdul-Malik

    The following is an article about the Sudanese bassist and composer, Ahmed Abdul-Malik, that was originally published in Down Beat Magazine, July 4th, 1963. The article was written by Bill Coss. Beyond an excellent insight into the workings of a master musician, Abdul-Malik ties the...

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