Emily D Crews
Biographic Data
| ID | 6552986 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Emily D Crews |
| GIVEN NAMES | Emily D |
| FAMILY NAME | Crews |
| SIGNATURE | CREWS E D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Alabama Box 870264, Manly Hall, Department of Religious Studies, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Remembering J. Z. Smith
This volume presents an archive of remembrances of the person and the contributions of the late Jonathan Z. Smith (1938–2017)—the long-time University of Chicago faculty member who was one of the world’s most influential scholars of religion. Part I collects previously unpublished papers from three separate recent scholarly panels (from the American Academy of Religion, the Society of Biblical Literature, and the North American Association for th…
Always Know What You’re Asking When You Ask It
This article considers the work of Jonathan Z. Smith, with particular focus on his essay “When the Bough Breaks.” After a brief summary of the essay, I will place it and its contributions within the broader context of my interactions with Smith and his work, reflecting on the ways in which Smith’s scholarship has allowed me to understand the vital relationship between the questions we ask as scholars and the answers we offer
Singing “The Song of Chief Iipumbu”
This essay addresses “The Song of Chief Iipumbu,” an oral poem performed by a woman named Nekwaya Loide Shikongo in North-Central Namibia in 1953. It argues that “The Song of Chief Iipumbu” acted as an astute analysis of local power relations, employing scornful commentary on a deposed native chief as a cover for subtle but profound criticisms of European colonial institutions to which Shikongo, as a African Christian woman, was subject. Through …
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Singing “The Song of Chief Iipumbu”
This essay addresses “The Song of Chief Iipumbu,” an oral poem performed by a woman named Nekwaya Loide Shikongo in North-Central Namibia in 1953. It argues that “The Song of Chief Iipumbu” acted as an astute analysis of local power relations, employing scornful commentary on a deposed native chief as a cover for subtle but profound criticisms of European colonial institutions to which Shikongo, as a African Christian woman, was subject. Through …
Always Know What You’re Asking When You Ask It
This article considers the work of Jonathan Z. Smith, with particular focus on his essay “When the Bough Breaks.” After a brief summary of the essay, I will place it and its contributions within the broader context of my interactions with Smith and his work, reflecting on the ways in which Smith’s scholarship has allowed me to understand the vital relationship between the questions we ask as scholars and the answers we offer
Remembering J. Z. Smith
This volume presents an archive of remembrances of the person and the contributions of the late Jonathan Z. Smith (1938–2017)—the long-time University of Chicago faculty member who was one of the world’s most influential scholars of religion. Part I collects previously unpublished papers from three separate recent scholarly panels (from the American Academy of Religion, the Society of Biblical Literature, and the North American Association for th…
History (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Religion and Society Interactions (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 works) · American Constitutional Law and Politics (1 works) · Art (1 works) · Ask price (1 works) · Biblical Studies and Interpretation (1 works) · Classics (1 works)