New Books in Religion

About New Books in Religion

This podcast is a channel on the New Books Network. The New Books Network is an academic audio library dedicated to public education. In each episode you will hear scholars discuss their recently published research with another expert in their field. Discover our 150+ channels and browse our 28,000+ episodes on our website: ⁠newbooksnetwork.com⁠ Subscribe to our free weekly Substack newsletter to get informative, engaging content straight to your inbox: ⁠https://newbooksnetwork.substack.com/⁠ Follow us on Instagram and Bluesky to learn about more our latest interviews: @newbooksnetwork Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/religion

Publisher

New Books Network

Category

religion & spirituality

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

14 Mar 2008

Latest episode

22 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

102 of 2,722 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   22 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   The Cultural Heritage of Śākta Tantric Communities in India: Goddesses and Magicians in the Holy Groves of Kerala with Maciej Karasinski (Routledge, 2026)

   Host [Host Name] interviews Maciej Karasinski about the rich, under-researched cultural heritage of Śākta Tantric communities in Kerala, India.

2. 

   20 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   The Koren Tanakh Graphic Novel - Bereshit Volume 1: The Beginning with Jordan B Gorfinkel (Koren Publishers, 2026)

   Rabbi Marc Katz interviews Jordan B. Gorfinkel about reimagining Genesis through a graphic novel, exploring how visual storytelling illuminates ancient Jewish texts.

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   18 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Islamic Ethics and Spiritual Sovereignty: Genres of Tradition in Muslim South Asia with Ali Altaf Mian (U Notre Dame Press, 2026)

   Host(s) explore Islamic ethics and spiritual sovereignty in Muslim South Asia with Ali Altaf Mian, delving into the textual archive of Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanavi.

Inside a recent episode

The Cultural Heritage of Śākta Tantric Communities in India: Goddesses and Magicians in the Holy Groves of Kerala with Maciej Karasinski (Routledge, 2026)

Published 22 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] I was surprised, and that's something that attracted me to the research that I'm actually continuing right now about healing traditions. sacred spaces, sacred groves, that the aspect of sacred groves in Keola, how they are preserved. We visited certain places that initially there were open spaces of groves, of forested areas where people from different communities could come and worship. And these spaces are full of stories also. There are stories of local deities, like, for instance, Kutichatan. That's a very unique deity in Kerala, where you can find Kutichatan temples, for instance, in Trishu, but also Kutichatan as a deity in the Shaktiya temples, goddesses, as an attendant of the goddess. […]

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• Jordan B Gorfinkel
• Raluca Bianca Roman
• Gareth Breen
• Roger T Ames
• Katrin Kogman-Appel

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