• The banality of racism : the spirit of capitalism and mass incarceration 

    Meland, Andrew (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
    [ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] I question how does a country that claims to be post-racial, post-colonial, and modern incarcerate such a disproportional amount of African Americans? ...
  • Beneath and above the worlds of the spirit are alive : religion, place, and Ohlone cultural revival 

    Gomez, Abel R. (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
    [ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This thesis explores the meaning of landscapes in the revival of traditional religious traditions by the Indigenous peoples of the San Francisco and ...
  • Fantastic religion : fandom as religious practice 

    Wolff, America Alexandra Judith (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
    [ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This project seeks to understand both the theoretical and tangible implications of fandom as a meaningful category within the field of Religious Studies ...
  • The racialization of Islam in Germany 

    Bayer, Alexandra (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
    The discussion surrounding Islam's place in Germany is far from new; Islam is the third largest religious tradition in Europe, trailing Protestantism and Catholicism. Germany and France have the highest population percentage ...
  • Set and setting: interrelated determinants for psychointegrator and religious experiences 

    Hartleip, Jill Elizabeth (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
    [ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This research looks at why different psychointegrators, in different geographic locations, in different cultures, are often all considered to be ...
  • Spiritual tourism as the new colonialism : the maintenance of colonial hierarchy in Cusco, Peru 

    Wilson, K. H. (Khrystyne Hillary) (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
    In this paper, I examine the continuing coloniality that exists in Cusco, Peru. Through examining the tourism industry, specifically looking at the subcategory of spiritual tourism, it is evident that colonial structures, ...