Chips from a Midwestern Workshop (Vol I): Collected Essays, Volume I: 1975-2005

From the 1970s to the present, Bruce Lincoln has been among the most influential, controversial, and productive scholars working on the history of religions. These volumes bring together essays written over the breadth of his career, treating examples from cultures across the globe, ancient to contemporary, each of which shed unexpected light on topics including political theology, otherworldly happiness, angry ghosts, religious violence, and sacred footnotes.