"There is more work in interpreting
interpretations than in interpreting things; and more books
about books than on any other subject; we do nothing but write
glosses on on one another."
Montaigne, Essais, quoted in Michel
Foucault's The Order of Things
At certain times of year, scholars of religion in the U.S.
are often asked certain questions by the members of the local
media, such as...