Theology

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Ann Blessin was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, and became involved in sacred dance in Denver, Colorado in 1969. She joined a sacred dance troupe led by Connie Fisher in 1970, and shortly afterward, Fisher and Blessin formed the Rocky Mountain Sacred Dance Guild. Blessin taught sacred dance at the Iliff School of Theology and was president of the National Sacred Dance Guild from 1993-1996. This collection contains videos, books, files, scrapbooks related to the Sacred Dance Guild.

Abstract In September 1981, the University of Denver and the Iliff School of Theology jointly inaugurated a program leading to the Doctor of Philosophy in the Study of Religion. Although planned and staffed initially by the faculties from Iliff and the University of Denver's Department of Religious Studies, other faculty from the Graduate Schools of Professional Psychology, Social Work, Education, and International Studies as well as the departments of Anthropology, History, Political Science, Art...

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This folder is the contents of a binder kept by Burton Feldman. The binder was a collection of articles and notes on anthropology with specific attention to themes of religion and theology.

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The contents of this folder are from a binder put together by Burton Feldman. The contents are arranged by the theme that Feldman is discussing, and the themes cover a wide range of topics for Feldman's various projects. There is a list of these themes in the first few pages of the binder contents.

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This folder contains a draft copy of Walter D. Love's ''Mercy for Miss Awdy, In a Vile Acting of the Sacred''. The piece is a dialogue that was published as the Appendix of John B. Cobb Jr.'s book entitled ''The Theology of Altizer: Critique and Response''. This copy appears to have been sent to Burton Feldman as a review copy, as Feldman has made some corrections scattered throughout the text.

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This folder contains Burton Feldman's research on Mary Douglas. This research was not included in the final draft of the book ''The Rise of Modern Mythology: 1680 - 1860.'' The research may have been considered for the book when the scope of the project was larger, or it may have been collected to be used in a potential sequel.

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This folder contains Burton Feldman's research on Mircea Eliade. This research was not included in the final draft of the book ''The Rise of Modern Mythology: 1680 - 1860.'' The research may have been considered for the book when the scope of the project was larger, or it may have been collected to be used in a potential sequel.

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This folder contains Burton Feldman's research on Rudolf Bultmann. This research was not included in the final draft of the book ''The Rise of Modern Mythology: 1680 - 1860.'' The research may have been considered for the book when the scope of the project was larger, or it may have been collected to be used in a potential sequel.

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This folder contains Burton Feldman's research on Giambattista Vico. This research was not included in the final draft of the book ''The Rise of Modern Mythology: 1680 - 1860.'' The research may have been considered for the book when the scope of the project was larger, or it may have been collected to be used in a potential sequel.

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This folder contains notes and drafts on a paper written by Burton Feldman on William Blake and Thomas Altizer's ''death of god'' ideology.