About David Mason

David Mason is Chair of Theatre and Director of Asian Studies at Rhodes College. He is also the editor of 'Ecumenica', a scholarly journal concerned d with theatre, performance, and religion. He holds a Master’s degree and a Ph.D. in South Asian Studies and Theatre Research from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is the author of 'Brigham Young: Sovereign in America' (Routledge) and 'Theatre and Religion on Krishna's Stage' (Palgrave).

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Some of Us Should Stay

Not too long ago, I wrote in the Salt Lake Tribune that... read more

Notes on Vaginas

Here at the college at which I am still, remarkably, employed, students... read more

Peter Brook and Coldplay's Orientalist Weekend

First, let me say that even while I concede that I... read more

Not the 'Why' but the 'What' of the...

"Eff the ineffable", wrote Terry Eagleton in an attempt to figure out... read more

How Did Ruth Get Past the Guards?

By all that is holy, Ruth should never have left Moab. I... read more

Guest Post: The Tyranny of Rule(s)

Blog Editor's Note: Dear readers, all seven of you—On account of a... read more

The Most Religious Song in the Songbook

Name the most genuinely religious song in the songbook that the LDS... read more

A Dis-Christian Nativity

Taxation, some say, started it all. Or a census. Augustus, some say,... read more

If God Does Not Die

Nietzsche, famously or infamously towards the end of the nineteenth century, declared... read more

Do Not Suffer the Children

As of yesterday, assuming the news stories are right, if you’re three... read more

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