Andrew Dawson, Politics, Philosophy and Religion PPR, Lancaster University

Degree: BA Hons. (Manchester), STM (Chicago), MA (Liverpool), D.Phil. (Oxford)

Current Teaching

Research Interests

Ever since A-level studies in Sociology and Religion I've been fascinated by the interface of religion and society. Originally explored through the academic study of Christianity, I now engage this interface through the discourse and practice of new religious movements. The majority of my research takes place in Brazil, although recently I've also worked with religious communities in Europe and the United States. I am currently researching the Brazilian new religion of Santo Daime.

Potential Doctoral Proposals

I'm open to supervising research students in the following areas: Religion and Society, Sociology of Religion, New Religions, and Contemporary Christianity (especially radical and Pentecostal/Charismatic forms).

Recent External Research Funding

Current Projects

In addition to a number of articles and chapters, I am currently writing abook on the new religion of Santo Daime. The book is provisionally titled Santo Daime: A New World Religion and will be published by Continuum in 2012.

Main Publications

Summoning the Spirits: Possession and Invocation in Contemporary Religion. London: I.B. Tauris, 2011.

New Era - New Religions: Religious Transformation in Contemporary Brazil. Aldershot: Ashgate, 2007.

The Emergence and Impact of the Base Ecclesial Community and Liberative Theological Discourse in Brazil. Bethesda: University Press of America, 1998.

Making Matter Matter: The Santo Daime Ritual of Feitio, in N. Tassi and D. Espirito Santo eds Making Spirits: Materiality and Transcendence in Contemporary Religion. London: I. B. Tauris, 2012.

Spirit, Self and Society in the Brazilian New Religion of Santo Daime, in A. Dawson ed. Summoning the Spirits: Possession and Invocation in Contemporary Religion. London: I.B. Tauris, 2011, 143-61.

Introduction: Possession and Invocation in Contemporary Context, in A. Dawson ed. Summoning the Spirits: Possession and Invocation in Contemporary Religion. London: I.B. Tauris, 2011, 1-22.

Taking Possession of Santo Daime: The Growth of Umbanda within a Brazilian New Religion, in B. Schmidt & L. Huskinson eds Spirit Possession and Trance: New Interdisciplinary Perspectives. London: Continuum, 2009, 134-50.

Religious Identity & Millenarian Belief in Santo Daime, in A. Day ed. Religion and the Individual: Belief, Practice, Identity. Aldershot: Ashgate, 2008, 183-95.

The Origins and Character of The Base Ecclesial Community: A Brazilian Perspective, in C.C. Rowland ed. A Cambridge Companion to Liberation Theology. Second Edition, Cambridge. Cambridge University Press, 2007, 139-58.

Becoming Personal: A Liberationist Perspective, in D. Primozic ed. Suffering Death and Identity. New York: Rodopi, 2003, 181-92.

'Consuming the Self: New Spirituality as "Mystified Consumption"', Social Compass, 2011, 58.3, 309-15.

'Positionality and Role-Identity in a New Religious Context: Participant Observation at Céu do Mapiá', Religion, 2010, 40, 173-81.

'New Era Millenarianism in Brazil', Journal of Contemporary Religion, 2008, Vol.23, No.3, 269-83.

'A Phenomenological Study of the Gnostic Church of Brazil', Fieldwork in Religion, 2006, Vol. 2, No. 1, 27-48.

'East is East, Except When It's West: The Easternization Thesis and the Western Habitus', Journal of Religion and Society, 2006, Vol.8, www.moses.creighton.edu/JRS/2006/2006-5.html.

'The Gnostic Church of Brazil: Contemporary Neo-esotericism in Late-Modern Perspective', Interdisciplinary Journal of Research on Religion, 2005, Vol.1, Art.8. www.religjournal.com/.

'Mystical Experience as Universal Connectedness: Leonardo Boff's "trans-cultural phenomenology"', Journal of Contemporary Religion, 2004, Vol.19, No.2, 155-69.

'A Very Brazilian Experience: The Base Education Movement, 1961-1967', Journal of History of Education, 2002, Vol.31, No.1, 185-94.

'New World, New Politics, New Labour: Third Way Revisionism and Prophetic Political Theology', Journal of Political Theology, 2002, Vol. 3, No.2, 156-77.

'Difference and Otherness: A Non-Western Conversation', New Blackfriars, 1998, Vol.79 No.929/930, 318-28.

Religion in Latin America, in M. Juergensmeyer and W. C. Roof eds Encyclopedia of Global Religion. New York: Sage, 2011.

Base Communities, in I. A. McFarland et al eds The Cambridge Dictionary of Christian Theology. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2011.

South American Indigenous Religions, in C.H. Partridge ed. Introduction to World Religions. New York: Augsburg Fortress Press, 2004, 11-19.

Candomblé, in C.H. Partridge ed. New Religions, A Guide: New Religious Movements, Sects & Alternative Spiritualities. New York: Oxford University Press, 2003, 287-8.

Jesus in South American Christianity, in J.L. Houlden ed. Jesus in History, Culture and Thought: An Encyclopaedia. London: ABC-Clio, 2003, 33-40.

The Universal Christian Gnostic Church, in C.H. Partridge ed. New Religions, A Guide: New Religious Movements, Sects & Alternative Spiritualities. New York: Oxford University Press, 2003, 345-6.

Umbanda, in C.H. Partridge ed. New Religions, A Guide: New Religious Movements, Sects & Alternative Spiritualities. New York: Oxford University Press, 2003, 294.

Eprints Publications Repository and Bibliographic Database

Dawson, Andrew (2006) A phenomenological study of the Gnostic Church of Brazil. Fieldwork in Religion, 2 (1). pp. 27-48.

Dawson, Andrew (2005) The Gnostic Church of Brazil: Contemporary Neo-esotericism in Late-Modern Perspective. Interdisciplinary Journal of Research on Religion, 1 (8). pp. 1-28. ISSN 1556-3723

Dawson, Andrew (2004) South American indigenous religions. In: Introduction to world religions. Augsburg Fortress Press, New York, pp. 114-119.

Dawson, Andrew (2003) Becoming personal : a liberationist perspective. In: Suffering Death and Identity. Rodopi, New York, pp. 181-192.

Dawson, Andrew (2003) Candomble. In: New religions, a guide : new religious movements, sects & alternative spiritualities. Oxford University Press, New York, pp. 287-288.

Dawson, Andrew (2003) Jesus in South American christianity. In: Jesus in history, culture and thought : an encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO, London.

Dawson, Andrew (2003) The universal Christian Gnostic church. In: New religions, a guide : new religious movements, sects & alternative spiritualities. Oxford University Press, New York, pp. 345-346.

Dawson, Andrew (2003) Umbanda. In: New religions, a guide : new religious movements, sects & alternative spiritualities. Oxford University Press, New York, p. 294.

Dawson, Andrew (2002) A Very Brazilian Experience: The Base Education Movement, 1961-1967. History of Education, 31 (2). pp. 185-194. ISSN 14645130


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Staff Menu Staff A-Z By Role By Research Centre or Group By Keywords Keywords Search SEARCH using keywords/tags or full text search.	Dr Andrew Dawson Senior Lecturer in Religion Degree: BA Hons. (Manchester), STM (Chicago), MA (Liverpool), D.Phil. (Oxford) Associated research centres and groups: Latin America Research Cluster Current Teaching RSt 100: World Religions RSt 267: Sociology of Religion PPR.472: Spirit Possession in Contemporary Social Contexts Research Interests Ever since A-level studies in Sociology and Religion I've been fascinated by the interface of religion and society. Originally explored through the academic study of Christianity, I now engage this interface through the discourse and practice of new religious movements. The majority of my research takes place in Brazil, although recently I've also worked with religious communities in Europe and the United States. I am currently researching the Brazilian new religion of Santo Daime. Potential Doctoral Proposals I'm open to supervising research students in the following areas: Religion and Society, Sociology of Religion, New Religions, and Contemporary Christianity (especially radical and Pentecostal/Charismatic forms). Recent External Research Funding AHRC Research Fellowship (2011-12) Leverhulme Trust Research Fellowship (2008-10) British Academy Research Grant (2007-08) AHRC Research Leave Award (2006-07) Current Projects In addition to a number of articles and chapters, I am currently writing abook on the new religion of Santo Daime. The book is provisionally titled Santo Daime: A New World Religion and will be published by Continuum in 2012. Main Publications Books: Sociology of Religion. London: SCM Press, 2011. Summoning the Spirits: Possession and Invocation in Contemporary Religion. London: I.B. Tauris, 2011. New Era - New Religions: Religious Transformation in Contemporary Brazil. Aldershot: Ashgate, 2007. The Emergence and Impact of the Base Ecclesial Community and Liberative Theological Discourse in Brazil. Bethesda: University Press of America, 1998. Journals: 'Latin America', Special Edition of Fieldwork in Religion, 2008, 3.2. Chapters: Making Matter Matter: The Santo Daime Ritual of Feitio, in N. Tassi and D. Espirito Santo eds Making Spirits: Materiality and Transcendence in Contemporary Religion. London: I. B. Tauris, 2012. Spirit, Self and Society in the Brazilian New Religion of Santo Daime, in A. Dawson ed. Summoning the Spirits: Possession and Invocation in Contemporary Religion. London: I.B. Tauris, 2011, 143-61. Introduction: Possession and Invocation in Contemporary Context, in A. Dawson ed. Summoning the Spirits: Possession and Invocation in Contemporary Religion. London: I.B. Tauris, 2011, 1-22. Taking Possession of Santo Daime: The Growth of Umbanda within a Brazilian New Religion, in B. Schmidt & L. Huskinson eds Spirit Possession and Trance: New Interdisciplinary Perspectives. London: Continuum, 2009, 134-50. Religious Identity & Millenarian Belief in Santo Daime, in A. Day ed. Religion and the Individual: Belief, Practice, Identity. Aldershot: Ashgate, 2008, 183-95. The Origins and Character of The Base Ecclesial Community: A Brazilian Perspective, in C.C. Rowland ed. A Cambridge Companion to Liberation Theology. Second Edition, Cambridge. Cambridge University Press, 2007, 139-58. Becoming Personal: A Liberationist Perspective, in D. Primozic ed. Suffering Death and Identity. New York: Rodopi, 2003, 181-92. Articles: 'Consuming the Self: New Spirituality as "Mystified Consumption"', Social Compass, 2011, 58.3, 309-15. 'Positionality and Role-Identity in a New Religious Context: Participant Observation at Céu do Mapiá', Religion, 2010, 40, 173-81. 'New Era Millenarianism in Brazil', Journal of Contemporary Religion, 2008, Vol.23, No.3, 269-83. 'A Phenomenological Study of the Gnostic Church of Brazil', Fieldwork in Religion, 2006, Vol. 2, No. 1, 27-48. 'East is East, Except When It's West: The Easternization Thesis and the Western Habitus', Journal of Religion and Society, 2006, Vol.8, www.moses.creighton.edu/JRS/2006/2006-5.html. 'The Gnostic Church of Brazil: Contemporary Neo-esotericism in Late-Modern Perspective', Interdisciplinary Journal of Research on Religion, 2005, Vol.1, Art.8. www.religjournal.com/. 'Mystical Experience as Universal Connectedness: Leonardo Boff's "trans-cultural phenomenology"', Journal of Contemporary Religion, 2004, Vol.19, No.2, 155-69. 'A Very Brazilian Experience: The Base Education Movement, 1961-1967', Journal of History of Education, 2002, Vol.31, No.1, 185-94. 'New World, New Politics, New Labour: Third Way Revisionism and Prophetic Political Theology', Journal of Political Theology, 2002, Vol. 3, No.2, 156-77. 'Difference and Otherness: A Non-Western Conversation', New Blackfriars, 1998, Vol.79 No.929/930, 318-28. Encyclopaedia and Dictionaries: Religion in Latin America, in M. Juergensmeyer and W. C. Roof eds Encyclopedia of Global Religion. New York: Sage, 2011. Base Communities, in I. A. McFarland et al eds The Cambridge Dictionary of Christian Theology. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2011. South American Indigenous Religions, in C.H. Partridge ed. Introduction to World Religions. New York: Augsburg Fortress Press, 2004, 11-19. Candomblé, in C.H. Partridge ed. New Religions, A Guide: New Religious Movements, Sects & Alternative Spiritualities. New York: Oxford University Press, 2003, 287-8. Jesus in South American Christianity, in J.L. Houlden ed. Jesus in History, Culture and Thought: An Encyclopaedia. London: ABC-Clio, 2003, 33-40. The Universal Christian Gnostic Church, in C.H. Partridge ed. New Religions, A Guide: New Religious Movements, Sects & Alternative Spiritualities. New York: Oxford University Press, 2003, 345-6. Umbanda, in C.H. Partridge ed. New Religions, A Guide: New Religious Movements, Sects & Alternative Spiritualities. New York: Oxford University Press, 2003, 294. Eprints Publications Repository and Bibliographic Database Andrew Dawson has 13 selected publication records listed on this webpage. Use links to access abstracts and full text where available. View all records to sort by date, type and title. For all ePrints records go to http://eprints.lancs.ac.uk Dawson, Andrew (2006) A phenomenological study of the Gnostic Church of Brazil. Fieldwork in Religion, 2 (1). pp. 27-48. Dawson, Andrew (2005) The Gnostic Church of Brazil: Contemporary Neo-esotericism in Late-Modern Perspective. Interdisciplinary Journal of Research on Religion, 1 (8). pp. 1-28. ISSN 1556-3723 Dawson, Andrew (2004) Mystical Experience as Universal Connectedness: Leonardo Boff's 'trans-cultural phenomenology'. Journal of Contemporary Religion, 19 (2). pp. 155-169. ISSN 1353-7903 Dawson, Andrew (2004) South American indigenous religions. In: Introduction to world religions. Augsburg Fortress Press, New York, pp. 114-119. Dawson, Andrew (2003) Becoming personal : a liberationist perspective. In: Suffering Death and Identity. Rodopi, New York, pp. 181-192. Dawson, Andrew (2003) Candomble. In: New religions, a guide : new religious movements, sects & alternative spiritualities. Oxford University Press, New York, pp. 287-288. Dawson, Andrew (2003) Jesus in South American christianity. In: Jesus in history, culture and thought : an encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO, London. Dawson, Andrew (2003) The universal Christian Gnostic church. In: New religions, a guide : new religious movements, sects & alternative spiritualities. Oxford University Press, New York, pp. 345-346. Dawson, Andrew (2003) Umbanda. In: New religions, a guide : new religious movements, sects & alternative spiritualities. Oxford University Press, New York, p. 294. Dawson, Andrew (2002) A Very Brazilian Experience: The Base Education Movement, 1961-1967. History of Education, 31 (2). pp. 185-194. ISSN 14645130 Other Interests and Hobbies Golf (and lots of it!), jazz music, pub quizzes, cooking. Associated Keywords: Brazil, Latin America, New religious movements, Religion, Religion and social theory, Religion and society, Sociology of religion View all research activities, ePrints, news and events associated with Andrew Dawson. «Back	Contact Details Tel: +44 (0)1524 592418 Room: County South, B31 Office Hour: tbc View Staff Profiles Politics, Philosophy and Religion PPR Staff All Faculty Staff Search Faculty by Keyword
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