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Now 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.

  • Introduces readers to the central theoretical ideas in the anthropology of religion and illustrates them with specific case studies.
  • Features self-contained chapters, each with its own comprehensive bibliography, so that they can be approached in any order.
  • Contains an additional chapter on mythology and a number of new illustrations.
  • Incorporates coverage of the following topics in the existing structure: pilgrimage, spirit possession and cargo cults.
  • Includes a list of ethnographic films and videos that can be used to illustrate and extend discussion of particular issues.

The Anthropology of Religion: An Introduction

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Now available in a revised second edition, this popular introduction to the anthropology of religion combines discussion of the origin... Read more

    Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
    Publication Date: 16/11/2005
    ISBN13: 9781405121057, 978-1405121057
    ISBN10: 140512105X

    Number of Pages: 344

    Non Fiction , Religion

    Description

    Now 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.

    • Introduces readers to the central theoretical ideas in the anthropology of religion and illustrates them with specific case studies.
    • Features self-contained chapters, each with its own comprehensive bibliography, so that they can be approached in any order.
    • Contains an additional chapter on mythology and a number of new illustrations.
    • Incorporates coverage of the following topics in the existing structure: pilgrimage, spirit possession and cargo cults.
    • Includes a list of ethnographic films and videos that can be used to illustrate and extend discussion of particular issues.

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