The Oujia board’s origins were anything but evil. It emerged, in part, out of a longing to communicate with loved ones who had died during the Civil War.
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Whether it’s Hillary Clinton’s courting the UFO vote or Donald Trump’s lending credibility to various conspiracy theories, the “triumph of reason” seems to have gone by the wayside.
What, exactly, are the political goals of The Satanic Temple, which formed in 2013? A religion professor attended a recent satanic ritual to find out.
The prosperity gospel – a uniquely American strand of Christian theology – creates a dilemma for its adherents.
The belief in demonic possession – often thought to be a relic of The Dark Ages and the Salem Witch Trials – remains surprisingly mainstream.
When conspiracy theorists label games and literature “Satanic,” what does it say about their own imaginations and ability to engage in play?
We are now barely two weeks away from Scotland’s referendum on independence. According to the latest polling, the No camp’s lead is disappearing fast. A Yes victory is becoming a realistic possibility…
To date, the debate on the Scottish independence referendum has focused on why the Scots should or shouldn’t back independence. There has also been some recent academic research on why the Scots have arrived…
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Assistant Professor of Nutrition, Texas State University
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Associate Professor of Geography, Texas State University
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Assistant Professor of Management, Texas State University
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Director of the Center for Texas Music History, Texas State University
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Associate Professor of Geography and Environmental Studies, Texas State University
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Senior Lecturer of English, Texas State University
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Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Texas State University
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Associate Professor of Management and Dean Paul R. Gowens Excellence Professor in Business, Texas State University
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Associate Professor of English, Texas State University
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Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice and Criminology, Texas State University
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Assistant Professor of Nutrition, Texas State University
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Assistant Professor in Philosophy and Religious Studies, Texas State University
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Regents' Professor & Chair, Medical Laboratory Science, Texas State University
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Professor of Psychology, Texas State University
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Associate Professor of Finance, Texas State University
