Shayne Dahl, PhD
@sdahl.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Anthropology, University of Calgary. *Japan, religion, & counterculture. Forthcoming book, "The Secret World: An Ethnography of Shugendo in Northeastern Japan" w/ UNC Press slated for publication in Nov. 2025.
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Shayne Dahl, PhD
@sdahl.bsky.social
· Apr 12
The Secret World of Shugendo: Sacred Mountains and the Search for Meaning in Post-Disaster Japan|Paperback
In this compelling narrative of discovery set in Japan’s remote Dewa Sanzan mountain range, Shayne A. P. Dahl describes Shugendō, a secretive religious tradition that combines aspects of ...
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Now available for pre-order! #japan
November 13, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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SSJR is running another book talk! Please join us in two weeks for @sdahl.bsky.social's talk. Register here: furman.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
October 28, 2025 at 8:53 PM
SSJR is running another book talk! Please join us in two weeks for @sdahl.bsky.social's talk. Register here: furman.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Happy to announce I’ll be an Assistant Professor of Anthropology with the University of Calgary from Aug. 1!
July 27, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Happy to announce I’ll be an Assistant Professor of Anthropology with the University of Calgary from Aug. 1!
June 1, 2025 at 4:27 AM
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Very grateful to everyone for getting us to 22K followers - thanks, all!
We're proud to call Bluesky our new social media home. If you love what we do, share this to help us spread the word about the Japan you don't learn about in anime.
We're proud to call Bluesky our new social media home. If you love what we do, share this to help us spread the word about the Japan you don't learn about in anime.
May 29, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Very grateful to everyone for getting us to 22K followers - thanks, all!
We're proud to call Bluesky our new social media home. If you love what we do, share this to help us spread the word about the Japan you don't learn about in anime.
We're proud to call Bluesky our new social media home. If you love what we do, share this to help us spread the word about the Japan you don't learn about in anime.
Reposted by Shayne Dahl, PhD
Now available for pre-order! #japan
The Secret World of Shugendo: Sacred Mountains and the Search for Meaning in Post-Disaster Japan|Paperback
In this compelling narrative of discovery set in Japan’s remote Dewa Sanzan mountain range, Shayne A. P. Dahl describes Shugendō, a secretive religious tradition that combines aspects of ...
www.barnesandnoble.com
April 12, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Now available for pre-order! #japan
Now available for pre-order! #japan
The Secret World of Shugendo: Sacred Mountains and the Search for Meaning in Post-Disaster Japan|Paperback
In this compelling narrative of discovery set in Japan’s remote Dewa Sanzan mountain range, Shayne A. P. Dahl describes Shugendō, a secretive religious tradition that combines aspects of ...
www.barnesandnoble.com
April 12, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Now available for pre-order! #japan
Coming Fall 2025 w/ @uncpress Kudos to @adriancox108 for the photograph. Excited to share this with the world #japan #visitjapan #japanstyle #japanlife #buddhism #mountains #mountain #cooljapan
March 24, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Coming Fall 2025 w/ @uncpress Kudos to @adriancox108 for the photograph. Excited to share this with the world #japan #visitjapan #japanstyle #japanlife #buddhism #mountains #mountain #cooljapan
Hi everyone - I’m seeking a new role beginning July 1, 2025. Budget cuts have led to the termination of my position & I would appreciate your support. If you hear of any opportunities, please send me a message or comment below
🌎 I’m open to roles in Canada, Europe, and the United States.
🌎 I’m open to roles in Canada, Europe, and the United States.
March 3, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Hi everyone - I’m seeking a new role beginning July 1, 2025. Budget cuts have led to the termination of my position & I would appreciate your support. If you hear of any opportunities, please send me a message or comment below
🌎 I’m open to roles in Canada, Europe, and the United States.
🌎 I’m open to roles in Canada, Europe, and the United States.
Early reviews for my book, “The Secret World of Shugendo: Sacred Mountains and the Search for Meaning in Post-Disaster Japan,” (UNC Press) are coming in. Written over the course of 12 years. Expected to hit the shelves Fall 2025.
February 17, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Early reviews for my book, “The Secret World of Shugendo: Sacred Mountains and the Search for Meaning in Post-Disaster Japan,” (UNC Press) are coming in. Written over the course of 12 years. Expected to hit the shelves Fall 2025.
I love my new stamp.
February 10, 2025 at 3:24 PM
I love my new stamp.
I’ve come to really enjoy the experience of exam invigilation. It’s a special kind of quiet in the class on exam day, a deep meditation students experience as they process everything you’ve taught them. Connecting the dots into constellations, forming a paradigm/worldview of their own.
January 31, 2025 at 3:40 PM
I’ve come to really enjoy the experience of exam invigilation. It’s a special kind of quiet in the class on exam day, a deep meditation students experience as they process everything you’ve taught them. Connecting the dots into constellations, forming a paradigm/worldview of their own.
Final revisions are in. What a rush!
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January 4, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Final revisions are in. What a rush!
Is the hardest part about writing a book letting it go?
January 2, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Is the hardest part about writing a book letting it go?
The holidays will be spent writing…. but the glory will be great when the book arrives.
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December 24, 2024 at 12:15 AM
The holidays will be spent writing…. but the glory will be great when the book arrives.
After the marathon of teaching comes the “body shutdown”: The illnesses that waited, like snakes coiled in the grass while you taught all semester, timing their attack the moment you submit final grades.
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December 21, 2024 at 10:12 PM
After the marathon of teaching comes the “body shutdown”: The illnesses that waited, like snakes coiled in the grass while you taught all semester, timing their attack the moment you submit final grades.
One of the final steps in editing a manuscript is to change all the “more recently” sections into a general past tense …
…because a decade or more may have passed since you first wrote that line.
…because a decade or more may have passed since you first wrote that line.
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December 15, 2024 at 5:59 PM
One of the final steps in editing a manuscript is to change all the “more recently” sections into a general past tense …
…because a decade or more may have passed since you first wrote that line.
…because a decade or more may have passed since you first wrote that line.
I’m starting to really enjoy final exam season as an instructor. Some students have the most expressive faces when they are thinking!
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December 10, 2024 at 4:04 PM
I’m starting to really enjoy final exam season as an instructor. Some students have the most expressive faces when they are thinking!
Wrapped up my last class on Western Civ with a small reminder … You Are Here
December 6, 2024 at 2:35 PM
Wrapped up my last class on Western Civ with a small reminder … You Are Here
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remember the reason for the season
November 30, 2024 at 12:01 AM
remember the reason for the season