American Academy of Religion Conference 2020
To capture some of the spirit of gathering together in the AAR exhibit hall, we offer this virtual space, showcasing our new authors, award-winning books, and highlights from the last year of religion publishing at SUP.
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Events
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Stanford University Press
Meet David J. Halperin, author of Intimate Alien: The Hidden Story of the UFO (Stanford University Press)
Tuesday, December 1, 1:00 PM–1:30 PM
UFOs are a religious phenomenon—a UFO encounter is a bona fide religious experience, UFO lore a religious myth. As a collective cultural dream, UFOs transport us to the outer limits of that most alien yet intimate frontier, our own inner space. In his new book David Halperin, Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and lifelong specialist in Judaica, explores what UFOs and UFO belief mean for us as individuals, as a culture, as a species.
Stanford University Press Publishing with Stanford University Press
Tuesday, December 1, 2:00 PM– 2:30 PM
Interested in pitching your book to Stanford University Press? This brief presentation, led by SUP’s Executive Editor for the Humanities Erica Wetter, will cover the proposal and submissions process, including: What are the key components of a strong proposal? What makes a project stand out? What should you expect during peer review? What happens after a book is contracted? And, how can you make the most of your publishing experience? A Q&A period will conclude the event.
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Mysticism Unit and Platonism and Neoplatonism Unit Study of Islam Unit and Pragmatism and Empiricism in American Religious Thought Unit
Theme: Mysticism and Ecology: On Willemien Otten’s Thinking Nature and the Nature of Thinking: From Eriugena to Emerson (Stanford University Press, 2020)
Tuesday, December 1 4:00 PM–5:30 PM
Adrian Guiu, University of Chicago, Presiding Panelists:
Catherine Keller, Drew University
Alexander J.B. Hampton, University of Toronto
Alda Balthrop-Lewis, Australian Catholic University Junius Johnson, Baylor University
Junius Johnson, Baylor University
Responding:
Willemien Otten, University of Chicago Dermot Moran, Boston College
Dermot Moran, Boston College
New Books and New SUP Authors
Announcing new books, published in the last year. We’re offering 30% off these and other recent SUP Religion titles with discount code S20XAAR-FM through our virtual exhibit ».
2021 Religion Catalog
From the SUP Blog Archives
Reckoning between the saintly and the monstrous
NATALIE CARNES
May 8, 2020
UFOs may not exist—but in the age of Trump and COVID-19, they’ve taken on fresh relevance and power.
DAVID J. HALPERIN
April 8, 2020
ARCHAEOLOGICAL LANDSCAPES AND 3D TECHNOLOGIES
Elaine A. Sullivan on the making of her new Stanford Digital Project Constructing the Sacred
ELAINE A. SULLIVAN
March 10, 2020
Remembering interfaith activism in South Asia
KATE IMY
February 20, 2020
New in Stanford Digital Projects
Visibility and Ritual Landscape at the Egyptian Necropolis of Saqqara »
"Unimaginable in any other format, this publication is a one-stop shop for our attempt to untangle the significance of Saqqara over time."
—Peter Der Manuelian, Harvard University
Utilizing 3D technologies, Constructing the Sacred » addresses ancient ritual landscape from a unique perspective to examine development at the complex, long-lived archaeological site of Saqqara, Egypt. Sullivan focuses on how changes in the built and natural environment affected burial rituals at the temple due to changes in visibility. Flipping the top-down view prevalent in archeology to a more human-centered perspective puts the focus on the dynamic evolution of an ancient site that is typically viewed as static.
Sullivan considers not just individual buildings, but re-contextualizes built spaces within the larger ancient landscape, engaging in materially-focused investigations of how monuments shape community memories and a culturally-specific sense of place, thus incorporating the qualitative aspects of human perception.
This Year’s Award Winners
Faithful Fighters: Identity and Power in the British Indian Army »
- Winner of the 2020 Pacific Coast Branch Book Award, sponsored by the American Historical Association (AHA) Pacific Coast Branch.
- Honorable Mention in the 2020 Best International Security Book by a Non-Tenured Faculty Member Award, sponsored by the American Political Science Association (APSA) – International Security Section (ISS).
Constructing the Sacred: Visibility and Ritual Landscape at the Egyptian Necropolis of Saqqara »
- Winner of the 2020 Roy Rosenzweig Prize for Innovation in Digital History, sponsored by the American Historical Association (AHA).
- Gold Medal in the 2020 Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPY) – Religion (Eastern/Western) category, sponsored by the Independent Publisher Book Awards.
Invisible Companions: Encounters with Imaginary Friends, Gods, Ancestors, and Angels »
- Gold medal in the 2020 Illumination Book Awards, Spirituality category, sponsored by the Jenkins Group.
