Dr Andrew Dawson

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Ever since A-level studies in Sociology and Religion I've been fascinated by the interface of religion and modern society. Originally explored through the academic study of Christianity in South America, I now also engage this interface through the discourse and practice of minority religions and nonmainstream religiosity across Europe and North America.

PhD Supervision Interests

I'm open to supervising research students in the following areas: religion and modern society, sociology of religion, new and nonmainstream religiosity and contemporary Christianity.

Current Teaching

RSt.100: Religion in the Modern World

PPR.242: Religion and Society

PPR.361: Spirit Possession in Social Context

PPR.411: Religion and Social Theory

Research Interests

Ever since A-level studies in Sociology and Religion I've been fascinated by the interface of religion and modern society. Originally explored through the academic study of Christianity, I now also engage this interface through the discourse and practice of new and nonmainstream religiosity.

Profile

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 working on a number of articles and chapters, I have recently started a new project engaging religious ritual and its modern social contexts.

Office Hours

My office hours are Monday 3-4 & Tuesday 11-12.

In Press

Making Matter Matter: The Santo Daime Ritual of Feitio

Dawson, A. 2013 Making Spirits: Materiality and Transcendence in Contemporary Religion. Tassi, N. & Espirito Santo, D. (eds.). London: I. B. Tauris, p. 229-252 24 p.

Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings › Chapter (peer-reviewed)

2013

Santo Daime: a new world religion

Dawson, A. 28/03/2013 London: Bloomsbury. 240 p.

Research output: Book/Report/Proceedings › Book

2012

Spirit Possession in a New Religious Context: The Umbandization of Santo Daime

Dawson, A. 2012 In: nova religio. 15, 4, p. 60-84, 25 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article

Consuming the self: new spirituality as “mystified consumption”’

Dawson, A. 2012 In: Social Compass. 58, 3, p. 309-15, 7 p., ?

Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article

2011

Religion in Latin America

Dawson, A. 2011 Encyclopedia of Global Religion. Juergensmeyer, M. & Roof, W. (eds.). New York: Sage, p. 688-696 9 p.

Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings › Chapter

Summoning the spirits: possession and invocation in contemporary religion

Dawson, A. (ed.) 2011 London: I. B. Tauris. 272 p. (Library of modern religion).

Research output: Book/Report/Proceedings › Book

Sociology of religion

Dawson, A. 30/04/2011 London: SCM Press. 256 p.

Research output: Book/Report/Proceedings › Book

2010

Positionality and role-identity in a new religious context: participant observation at Céu do Mapiá.

Dawson, A. 07/2010 In: Religion. 40, 3, p. 173-181, 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article

Introduction: possession and invocation in contemporary context.

Dawson, A. 10/2010 Summoning the spirits: possession and invocation in contemporary religion. Dawson, A. (ed.). London: I. B. Tauris, p. 1-22 22 p.

Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings › Chapter

Spirit, self and society in the Brazilian new religion of Santo Daime.

Dawson, A. 10/2010 Summoning the spirits: possession and invocation in contemporary religion. Dawson, A. (ed.). London: I. B. Tauris, p. 143-161 19 p.

Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings › Chapter

Taking possession of Santo Daime: the growth of Umbanda within a Brazilian new religion.

Dawson, A. 24/03/2010 Spirit possession and trance: new interdisciplinary perspectives. Schmidt, B. & Huskinson, L. (eds.). London: Continuum, p. 134-150 17 p.

Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings › Chapter

2008

New era millenarianism in Brazil.

Dawson, A. 10/2008 In: Journal of Contemporary Religion. 23, 3, p. 269-283, 15 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article

Religious identity & millenarian belief in Santo Daime.

Dawson, A. 2008 Religion and the Individual: Belief, Practice, Identity. Day, A. (ed.). Aldershot: Ashgate, p. 183-195 13 p. (Theology and religion in interdisciplinary perspective).

Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings › Chapter

2007

New Era ' New Religions: Religious Transformation in Contemporary Brazil.

Dawson, A. 2007 Ashgate Publishing Ltd.

Research output: Book/Report/Proceedings › Book

The origins and character of the base ecclesial community: a Brazilian perspective.

Dawson, A. 2007 A Cambridge Companion to Liberation Theology. Rowland, C. C. (ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, p. 139-158 20 p.

Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings › Chapter

2006

A phenomenological study of the Gnostic Church of Brazil.

Dawson, A. 2006 In: Fieldwork in Religion. 2, 1, p. 27-48, 22 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article

East is east, except when it's west: the Easternisation thesis and the Western habitus.

Dawson, A. 2006 In: Journal of Religion & Society. 8, 1

Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article

2005

The Gnostic Church of Brazil: Contemporary Neo-esotericism in Late-Modern Perspective.

Dawson, A. 01/2005 In: Interdisciplinary Journal of Research on Religion. 1, 8, p. 1-28, 28 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article

2004

Mystical Experience as Universal Connectedness: Leonardo Boff's 'trans-cultural phenomenology'.

Dawson, A. 1/05/2004 In: Journal of Contemporary Religion. 19, 2, p. 155-169, 15 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article

South American indigenous religions.

Dawson, A. 2004 Introduction to world religions. Partridge, C. H. (ed.). New York: Augsburg Fortress Press, p. 114-119 6 p.

Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings › Chapter

2002

A Very Brazilian Experience: The Base Education Movement, 1961-1967.

Dawson, A. 1/01/2002 In: History of Education. 31, 2, p. 185-194, 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article

New World, New Politics, New Labour: third way revisionism and prophetic political theology.

Dawson, A. 2002 In: Journal of Political Theology. 3, 2, p. 126-177, 52 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article

1999

Theological reflection and sociological method.

Dawson, A. 1999 Sociology and Theology: Engaging The Curriculum. Francis, L. J. (ed.). London: Cassell, p. 63-71 9 p.

Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings › Chapter

1998

The Birth and Impact of the Base Ecclesial Community and Liberative Theological Discourse in Brazil.

Dawson, A. 1998 Lanham, Md.: International Scholars Publications. 293 p.

Research output: Book/Report/Proceedings › Book

Difference and otherness: a non-western conversation.

Dawson, A. 07/1998 In: New Blackfriars. 79, 929/93, p. 318-328, 11 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article

The Latin American Research Cluster was successful in securing 2010 IAS Incubation Programme
01/12/2009
The Latin American Research Cluster was successful in securing 2010 IAS Incubation Programme Funding for 'Modernization, Globalization and Alterglobalization in Latin America'. The bid group includes ... Read more»


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« Back Keywords Brazil, New religious movements, Religion, religion and modernity, Religion and social theory, Religion and society, Sociology of religion Research Areas Religion Dr Andrew Dawson Senior Lecturer County South Lancaster University Bailrigg Lancaster United Kingdom LA1 4YL Email: Email Hidden Tel: +44 1524 592418 Affiliations Latin America Research Cluster Profile Publications News Ever since A-level studies in Sociology and Religion I've been fascinated by the interface of religion and modern society. Originally explored through the academic study of Christianity in South America, I now also engage this interface through the discourse and practice of minority religions and nonmainstream religiosity across Europe and North America. PhD Supervision Interests I'm open to supervising research students in the following areas: religion and modern society, sociology of religion, new and nonmainstream religiosity and contemporary Christianity. Current Teaching RSt.100: Religion in the Modern World PPR.242: Religion and Society PPR.361: Spirit Possession in Social Context PPR.411: Religion and Social Theory Research Interests Ever since A-level studies in Sociology and Religion I've been fascinated by the interface of religion and modern society. Originally explored through the academic study of Christianity, I now also engage this interface through the discourse and practice of new and nonmainstream religiosity. Profile 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 working on a number of articles and chapters, I have recently started a new project engaging religious ritual and its modern social contexts. Office Hours My office hours are Monday 3-4 & Tuesday 11-12. In Press Making Matter Matter: The Santo Daime Ritual of Feitio Dawson, A. 2013 Making Spirits: Materiality and Transcendence in Contemporary Religion. Tassi, N. & Espirito Santo, D. (eds.). London: I. B. Tauris, p. 229-252 24 p. Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings › Chapter (peer-reviewed) 2013 Santo Daime: a new world religion Dawson, A. 28/03/2013 London: Bloomsbury. 240 p. Research output: Book/Report/Proceedings › Book 2012 Spirit Possession in a New Religious Context: The Umbandization of Santo Daime Dawson, A. 2012 In: nova religio. 15, 4, p. 60-84, 25 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article Consuming the self: new spirituality as “mystified consumption”’ Dawson, A. 2012 In: Social Compass. 58, 3, p. 309-15, 7 p., ? Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article 2011 Religion in Latin America Dawson, A. 2011 Encyclopedia of Global Religion. Juergensmeyer, M. & Roof, W. (eds.). New York: Sage, p. 688-696 9 p. Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings › Chapter Summoning the spirits: possession and invocation in contemporary religion Dawson, A. (ed.) 2011 London: I. B. Tauris. 272 p. (Library of modern religion). Research output: Book/Report/Proceedings › Book Sociology of religion Dawson, A. 30/04/2011 London: SCM Press. 256 p. Research output: Book/Report/Proceedings › Book 2010 Positionality and role-identity in a new religious context: participant observation at Céu do Mapiá. Dawson, A. 07/2010 In: Religion. 40, 3, p. 173-181, 9 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article Introduction: possession and invocation in contemporary context. Dawson, A. 10/2010 Summoning the spirits: possession and invocation in contemporary religion. Dawson, A. (ed.). London: I. B. Tauris, p. 1-22 22 p. Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings › Chapter Spirit, self and society in the Brazilian new religion of Santo Daime. Dawson, A. 10/2010 Summoning the spirits: possession and invocation in contemporary religion. Dawson, A. (ed.). London: I. B. Tauris, p. 143-161 19 p. Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings › Chapter Taking possession of Santo Daime: the growth of Umbanda within a Brazilian new religion. Dawson, A. 24/03/2010 Spirit possession and trance: new interdisciplinary perspectives. Schmidt, B. & Huskinson, L. (eds.). London: Continuum, p. 134-150 17 p. Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings › Chapter 2008 New era millenarianism in Brazil. Dawson, A. 10/2008 In: Journal of Contemporary Religion. 23, 3, p. 269-283, 15 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article Religious identity & millenarian belief in Santo Daime. Dawson, A. 2008 Religion and the Individual: Belief, Practice, Identity. Day, A. (ed.). Aldershot: Ashgate, p. 183-195 13 p. (Theology and religion in interdisciplinary perspective). Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings › Chapter 2007 New Era ' New Religions: Religious Transformation in Contemporary Brazil. Dawson, A. 2007 Ashgate Publishing Ltd. Research output: Book/Report/Proceedings › Book The origins and character of the base ecclesial community: a Brazilian perspective. Dawson, A. 2007 A Cambridge Companion to Liberation Theology. Rowland, C. C. (ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, p. 139-158 20 p. Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings › Chapter 2006 A phenomenological study of the Gnostic Church of Brazil. Dawson, A. 2006 In: Fieldwork in Religion. 2, 1, p. 27-48, 22 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article East is east, except when it's west: the Easternisation thesis and the Western habitus. Dawson, A. 2006 In: Journal of Religion & Society. 8, 1 Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article 2005 The Gnostic Church of Brazil: Contemporary Neo-esotericism in Late-Modern Perspective. Dawson, A. 01/2005 In: Interdisciplinary Journal of Research on Religion. 1, 8, p. 1-28, 28 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article 2004 Mystical Experience as Universal Connectedness: Leonardo Boff's 'trans-cultural phenomenology'. Dawson, A. 1/05/2004 In: Journal of Contemporary Religion. 19, 2, p. 155-169, 15 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article South American indigenous religions. Dawson, A. 2004 Introduction to world religions. Partridge, C. H. (ed.). New York: Augsburg Fortress Press, p. 114-119 6 p. Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings › Chapter 2003 Umbanda. Dawson, A. 2003 New religions, a guide: new religious movements, sects & alternative spiritualities. Partridge, C. H. (ed.). New York: Oxford University Press, p. 294 Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings › Chapter The universal Christian Gnostic church. Dawson, A. 2003 New religions, a guide: new religious movements, sects & alternative spiritualities. Partridge, C. H. (ed.). New York: Oxford University Press, p. 345-346 2 p. Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings › Chapter Jesus in South American christianity. Dawson, A. 2003 Jesus in history, culture and thought: an encyclopedia. Houlden, J. L. (ed.). London: ABC-CLIO Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings › Chapter Candomble. Dawson, A. 2003 New religions, a guide: new religious movements, sects & alternative spiritualities. Partridge, C. H. (ed.). New York: Oxford University Press, p. 287-288 2 p. Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings › Chapter Becoming personal: a liberationist perspective. Dawson, A. 2003 Suffering Death and Identity. Primozic, D. (ed.). New York: Rodopi, p. 181-192 12 p. Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings › Chapter 2002 A Very Brazilian Experience: The Base Education Movement, 1961-1967. Dawson, A. 1/01/2002 In: History of Education. 31, 2, p. 185-194, 10 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article New World, New Politics, New Labour: third way revisionism and prophetic political theology. Dawson, A. 2002 In: Journal of Political Theology. 3, 2, p. 126-177, 52 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article 1999 Theological reflection and sociological method. Dawson, A. 1999 Sociology and Theology: Engaging The Curriculum. Francis, L. J. (ed.). London: Cassell, p. 63-71 9 p. Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings › Chapter 1998 The Birth and Impact of the Base Ecclesial Community and Liberative Theological Discourse in Brazil. Dawson, A. 1998 Lanham, Md.: International Scholars Publications. 293 p. Research output: Book/Report/Proceedings › Book Difference and otherness: a non-western conversation. Dawson, A. 07/1998 In: New Blackfriars. 79, 929/93, p. 318-328, 11 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article The Latin American Research Cluster was successful in securing 2010 IAS Incubation Programme 01/12/2009 The Latin American Research Cluster was successful in securing 2010 IAS Incubation Programme Funding for 'Modernization, Globalization and Alterglobalization in Latin America'. The bid group includes ... Read more»
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