2. Edition - February 2008
89.90 Euro
2008. 696 Pages, Hardcover
ISBN-10: 1-4051-3615-4
ISBN-13: 978-1-4051-3615-0 - John Wiley & Sons






Sample Chapter

Detailed description
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 'religion', 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 Palmié
* Includes indexed bibliography arranged according to both ethnographic region and religious topics and practices

From the contents
Part I: The Context of Understanding and Debate:.

Part II: Poiesis: The Composition of Religious Worlds:.

Part III: Praxis: Religious Action:.

Part IV: Historical Dynamics: Power, Modernity, and Change:.

Part V: Research Tools: