A reader in the anthropology of religion

A Reader in the Anthropology of Religion is a collection of some of the most significant classic and contemporary writings in the field. Updated in its second edition, this volume examines numerous aspects of religion in a diversity of cultures and expands upon the idea of what we mean by {u2018}religion{u2019}, linking it to some of the broader questions of culture and politics. * Collects classic and contemporary articles from the major thinkers in both North American and British anthropology * Emphasizes the ongoing conversation among anthropologists with respect to central questions of religious behavior * Presents comprehensive coverage of theory and religious practice, through time and ethnographic regions, integrated by editorial commentary * Includes additional classic pieces by Pouillon, Burridge, and Meyerhoff, as well as more contemporary work by Harding, De Boeck, and Palmie; * Includes indexed bibliography arranged according to both ethnographic region and religious topics and practices.

שנה

2007

שפה

English

סדרה

Blackwell anthologies in social & cultural anthropology -- 12

הוצאה

Blackwell Pub.

מהדורות

1

עמודים

704

ISBN

9781405136150

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