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Religious Studies Review – Pleading in the Blood: the Art and Performances of Ron Athey

Jeremy Biles has written a review for the Religious Studies Review on Pleading in the Blood: the Art and Performances of Ron Athey edited by Dominic Johnson.

“Pleading in the Blood is essential reading for scholars of religion working at the intersection of ritual, performance, and contemporary art practices, as well as those with interest in abjection, gender and sexuality, the AIDS crisis, charismatic Christianity, and the construction of religious identity.”

Read the full review.

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