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Ann Taves, “Revelatory Events: Three Case Studies of the Emergence of New Spiritual Paths” (Princeton UP, 2016)

Ann Taves
Revelatory Events
Three Case Studies of the Emergence of New Spiritual Paths
Princeton University Press, 2016

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I’ve often asked myself this question: “How do religions begin?” I don’t know about you, but I think I would be very, very skeptical if someone told me that they’d had just received a revelation, communicated with some spiritual “higher power,” or had some sort of mystical-though-divinely-inspired experience. Ditto with... Read More

Stephanie Elizondo Griest, “All the Agents and Saints: Dispatches from the U.S. Borderlands” (UNC Press, 2017)

Stephanie Elizondo Griest
All the Agents and Saints
Dispatches from the U.S. Borderlands
University of North Caroina Press, 2017

New Books in American Studies New Books in Arts & Letters New Books in Drugs, Addiction and Recovery New Books in Latino Studies New Books in Literature New Books in Native American Studies New Books in Peoples & Places New Books Network September 6, 2018 David-James Gonzales

In the United States, contemporary discourse concerning “the border” almost always centers around the country’s southern boundary shared with Mexico. Rarely, in conversations public or private among Americans is there any discussion of the nation’s northern border with Canada. Whatever the reason (ignorance, indifference, or both) all this changes with... Read More

Beth Macy
Dopesick
Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company That Addicted America
Little, Brown & Company, 2018

New Books in American Studies New Books in Drugs, Addiction and Recovery New Books in Journalism New Books in Medicine New Books in Peoples & Places New Books in Politics & Society New Books in Public Policy New Books in Science & Technology New Books Network August 21, 2018 Chelsea Jack

“Appalachia was among the first places where the malaise of opioid pills hit the nation in the mid-1990s, ensnaring coal miners, loggers, furniture makers, and their kids.” This is how journalist Beth Macy premises her new book, Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company That Addicted America (Little, Brown, & Company,... Read More

Jacob Levine
Cannabis Discourse
Facts and Opinions in Context
Jacob Levine, 2018

New Books in Drugs, Addiction and Recovery New Books in Medicine New Books in Politics & Society New Books in Public Policy New Books in Science & Technology New Books in Sociology New Books Network August 13, 2018 Sarah E. Patterson

What is the landscape of our cannabis knowledge? In his new book Jacob Levine author of the Cannabis Discourse: Facts and Opinions in Context (Jacob Levine, 2018) gives readers an overview of the perceptions, opinions, and arguments surrounding cannabis present in today’s political discourse. Levine encourages the reader to “read between... Read More

Edward Khantzian, “Treating Addiction: Beyond the Pain” (Rowman and Littlefield, 2018)

Edward Khantzian
Treating Addiction
Beyond the Pain
Rowman & Littlefield, 2018

New Books in Drugs, Addiction and Recovery New Books in Medicine New Books in Politics & Society New Books in Psychology New Books in Public Policy New Books in Science & Technology New Books Network July 23, 2018 Eugenio Duarte

Treatment of addiction often focuses on abstinence or ‘harm reduction.’ While many people benefit greatly from such approaches, the underlying pain and heartache often go untreated, leaving individuals vulnerable to relapse. Focusing on the emotional undercurrents of addiction can help individuals address, once and for all, the deep-seated factors that... Read More