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fellows for their genuine interest in and support of our work. José Komen,
Miriam May, and Anneke Dammers from the ASSR offered incredible
logistical support, without which our program initiatives would not have
materialized. Erik van Ommering assisted me in preparing the manuscript
for publication. In addition to the scholars already mentioned, I also grate-
fully acknowledge the substantial intellectual input into our inquiries of
Miriyam Aouragh, Kwabena Asamoah-Gyadu, Gerd Baumann, Patricia
Birman, Elizabeth Castelli, David Chidester, Sudeep Dasgupta, Ken
George, Rosalind Hackett, Webb Keane, Peter Geschiere, Annelies Moors,
David Morgan, Chris Pinney, Esther Peperkamp, Brent Plate, Peter Pels,
Joel Robbins, Herman Roodenburg, Vincent de Rooij, Benjamin Soares,
Vivian Sobchack, Irene Stengs, Thijl Sunier, Dorothea Schulz, Peter van
der Veer, Karin Willemse, Rijk van Dijk, and José van Santen. Since my
move from the University of Amsterdam to the VU University Amsterdam
in 2006, I have also gained greatly from discussing the central ideas gener-
ated by this program with, in particular, André Droogers, Ruard
Ganzevoort, Linda van de Kamp, Kim Kibbe, Miranda Klaver, Johan
Roeland, Oscar Salemink, Regien Smit, Jan van der Stoep, Marjo de
Theije, and Peter Versteeg. Particular thanks go to Jojada Verrips for his
enduring and reliable intellectual and practical support, and his sparking
inspiration throughout this endeavor.

B M
Amsterdam, September 2008