Finnfaring! – Learning Through Relation By Rune Hjarnø Rasmussen Medieval Norwegian laws prohibited a specific practice of Viking age Scandinavians, the finnfara. This was the practice of acquiring religious knowledge through “faring to the Finns,” meaning visiting the Sámi for knowledge exchange. When you think about it, going to the Read more
Finnfaring Today: A Creolizing Strategy for Ontological Decolonization By Rune Hjarnø Rasmussen Download a free PDF version of this article (19.7 MB). Abstract This article is a piece of auto-anthropology that reflects on creolization as a way of producing ontological decolonization and re-engaging ancestral relations by actively seeking the Other. Read more
Tempus Fugit: Monarchs, Mentors, and Mysteries By Lisa H. Sideris When I reflect on my debt to the International Society for the Study of Religion, Nature, and Culture, what often comes to mind is butterflies. Specifically, monarch butterflies. I don’t recall precisely how or when I became aware of the Read more
A Philosopher and 300 Religious Studies Scholars Walk into a Bar By Mark Peterson I’ve been involved with the International Society for the Study of Religion, Nature, and Culture (ISSRNC) almost from the start, beginning with the old membership committee, a handful of presentations, helping out with conference organizing, and Read more
Für die deutsche Version, bitte hier klicken. Bro Nation: Toxic Masculinity, Patriarchy, and Neo-Fascism By Marcelo Kuna When Germany’s official, industry-run agency responsible for rating films, series, and audiovisual content—FSK (Freiwillige Selbstkontrolle der Filmwirtschaft)—refused to classify Uwe Boll’s Citizen Vigilante in a six-to-two vote, it did something more revealing than Read more
For the English version, please click here. Bro Nation: Toxische Männlichkeit, Patriarchat und Neo-Faschismus Von Marcelo Kuna Als die FSK Citizen Vigilante von Uwe Boll in einer Sechs-zu-Zwei-Abstimmung ohne Kennzeichen ließ, tat sie etwas Aufschlussreicheres als Zensur: Sie machte sichtbar, was der Film selbst nur behauptet zu zeigen. Ein weißer Read more
Religion, Animals, and Academia By Laura Hobgood As a PhD student in 1994 I thought nobody else found questions of religion and nature both fascinating and incredibly important. Luckily, Belden Lane emerged as my dissertation adviser. He contributed an early voice to religion and nature in North America. Then I Read more
The Life-Giving Forests: Indigenous Peoples, Myths, and Fragments By Petru Moldovan The narratives and warnings issued by scientists about the high degrees of how and why the human and non-human environment are in a profound state of fragmentation are not convincing enough for the governing bodies of modern and postmodern Read more
Religion, Ritual, and Ecology By Sarah M. Pike I served as ISSRNC’s President from 2015-2018 and was fortunate to take the position after Bron Taylor’s, Kocku von Stuckrad’s, and Laura Hobgood’s leadership had already turned the society into a vibrant community of scholars. During and before my presidency I worked Read more
Geschichte der westlichen Astrologie: Von den Anfängen bis zur Gegenwart Kocku von Stuckrad Vollständig überarbeitete Neuausgabe MITWELTVERLAG 304 Seiten, März 2026 ISBN (paperback): 978-3-00-084043-2 | €29.95 ISBN (eBook): 978-3-00-086694-4 | €29.95 In dieser umfassenden Geschichte der Astrologie beschreibt Kocku von Stuckrad, wie die Sternkunde in Mesopotamien entstanden ist, welche Bedeutung Read more