From ontology to semantics: a commentary on José Eduardo Porcher’s Afro-Brazilian Religions

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philosophy of religion, Afro-Brazilian religions, semantic theory, interpretationism, Donald Davidson

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Steven Engler, Mount Royal University

Steven Engler is Professor of Religious Studies at Mount Royal University, Calgary, Canada (M.A.
Philosophy, U of Toronto; Ph.D. Religion Concordia U, Montréal). He studies spirit incorporation
traditions in Brazil, as well as methodology and theory in the study of religion.

Mark Q. Gardiner, Mount Royal University

Mark Q. Gardiner is Professor of Philosophy at Mount Royal University, Calgary, Canada (M.A.
Philosophy, U of Calgary; Ph.D. McMaster U, Hamilton). He works mainly in the philosophy of
language, especially as it intersects with method and theory in the study of religion.

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2025-12-23

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Engler, S., & Gardiner, M. Q. (2025). From ontology to semantics: a commentary on José Eduardo Porcher’s Afro-Brazilian Religions. Brazilian Journal for Philosophy of Religion, 12(1). Retrieved from https://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/rbfr/article/view/60332

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Vol. 12 No. 1 (2025): Special Issue - Book Symposium: Afro-Brazilian Religions (Cambridge University Press, 2025)

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Book Symposium: Afro-Brazilian Religions (Cambridge, 2025)

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