{"product_id":"the-anthropology-of-religion-9781405121057","title":"The Anthropology of Religion","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow available in a revised second edition, this popular introduction to the anthropology of religion combines discussion of the origin and development of debates within the field, with a look at where the subject is heading. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style:\" none\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntroduces readers to the central theoretical ideas in the anthropology of religion and illustrates them with specific case studies.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures self-contained chapters, each with its own comprehensive bibliography, so that they can be approached in any order.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eContains an additional chapter on mythology and a number of new illustrations.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncorporates coverage of the following topics in the existing structure: pilgrimage, spirit possession and cargo cults.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes a list of ethnographic films and videos that can be used to illustrate and extend discussion of particular issues.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface to the Second Edition. \u003cp\u003ePreface to the First Edition.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Theories and Controversies\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIssues in the Study of Religion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Origins of Religion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefining Religion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences and Further Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 The Body as Symbol\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSymbolic Classification and the Body.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTraining the Body and Social Control.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePersonal and Cultural Symbols.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences and Further Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Maintaining and Transforming Boundaries: the Politics of Religious Identity\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRitual Purity and Social Boundaries.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNegotiating Identities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContesting Boundaries.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences and Further Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Sex, Gender, and the Sacred\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLooking at Women.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReflexivity and Gender.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGendered Studies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences and Further Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Religion, Culture, and Environment\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCosmology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMythology, Gender, and the Environment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTotemism and the Dreamtime.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences and Further Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Ritual Theory, Rites of Passage, and Ritual Violence\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat is Ritual?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRites of Passage.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRitual Violence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences and Further Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Shamanism\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDifferent Approaches to the Study of Shamanism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArctic Shamanism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShamanism in the Industrialized West.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences and Further Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Witchcraft and the Evil Eye\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWitchcraft in Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWitchcraft in Rural France.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Evil Eye.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Mentalities Debate.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences and Further Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Pilgrimage.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApproaches to the Study of Pilgrimage.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Politics of Religious Synthesis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences and Further Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Myth\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMyth and Ritual.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMalinowski and the Function of Myth.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Power of Myth.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Structural Study of Myth.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJoseph Campbell and the Monomyth.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHistory, Myth, and Memory.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences and Further 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