Friday 24 March 2017

Sects, Cults, Cannibals: Reza Aslan on His Controversial Fringe Religion Show

The reaction to the premiere of religious scholar Reza Aslan's new CNN series Believer was, to put it mildly, zealous. In one particularly intense scene, Aslan eats human brain matter as part of his attempt to understand the Aghori, a sect of Hindus who use such shock tactics as a way to disrespect the caste system. The sequence drew

This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Sects, Cults, Cannibals: Reza Aslan on His Controversial Fringe Religion Show



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