Quote of the day
Language is legislation, speech is its code. We do not see the power which is in speech because we forget that all speech is a classification, and that all classifications are oppressive.
Jonathan Z. Smith

Died: December 30, 2017
Bio: Jonathan Zittell Smith was a historian of religions. His research includes the theory of ritual, Hellenistic religions, Māori cults in the 19th century, and the mass suicide in Jonestown, Guyana.
Known for:
- Relating Religion (2004)
- To Take Place (1987)







