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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

A Reader in the Anthropology of Religion

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    Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
    Publication Date: 29/02/2008
    ISBN13: 9781405136143, 978-1405136143
    ISBN10: 1405136146

    Number of Pages: 704

    Non Fiction , Politics, Philosophy & Society

    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

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