Tag: Justin McDaniel

November 29, 2020

Take a Tour of Our AAR Virtual Exhibit with Wendy Lochner

Hi! I’m Wendy Lochner, the religion editor at Columbia University Press. Since the coronavirus pandemic has canceled fall conferences—SBL/AAR included—we are mounting virtual book exhibits on our blog to accompany our virtual booth. I will miss seeing so many friends...

November 9, 2020

Announcing Our 2020 Religion Catalog

Letter from the editor: With both sadness to miss seeing so many friends in person and great pleasure to share so many exciting new books, I present the Columbia University Press religion catalog for 2020. These titles, which span subjects...

June 9, 2020

New Book Tuesday! Rethinking Readiness, Doctors’ Orders, Stories from the Field, and More!

Our weekly list of new books is now available! Rethinking Readiness A Brief Guide to Twenty-First-Century Megadisasters Jeff Schlegelmilch Foreword by Irwin Redlener Rethinking Readiness offers an expert introduction to human-made threats and vulnerabilities, with a focus on opportunities to...

March 22, 2020

Join Wendy Lochner on a Tour of Our Books in Asian Philosophy and Religion

Hi! Welcome to our virtual booth! I’m Wendy Lochner, and I acquire books in philosophy, religion, political theory, and animal and critical-life studies—not only in Asian studies, of course, but that component is a very important part of the list. You...

March 10, 2020

Announcing our 2020 Asian Studies Catalog

Letter from the editors: Columbia University Press has a long history of bringing the Asian classics to an Anglophone audience. The books we present to you in this 2020 catalog continue that tradition, while also paying close attention to the...

November 30, 2011

Justin McDaniel: Amulets and the Commercialization of Thai Buddhism

The following is a guest post by Justin McDaniel, author of The Lovelorn Ghost and the Magical Monk: Practicing Buddhism in Modern Thailand. In June 2001 a police sergeant in Pattaya (Central Thailand) was arrested and charged with attempted murder...