Anthropology of Religion An Introduction

Name: Anthropology of Religion An Introduction
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ISBN: 9781405121057

ISBN-10: 140512105X

ISBN-13: 9781405121057

Edition: 2nd 2006 (Revised)

Authors: Fiona Bowie

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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. …

Book details

List price: $57.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 12/23/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 344
Size: 5.90" wide x 8.90" long x 0.60" tall
Weight: 1.232
Language: English



Preface to the Second Edition


Preface to the First Edition


Acknowledgments



Theories and Controversies


Introduction


Issues in the Study of Religion


The Origins of Religion


Defining Religion


Conclusion


Notes


References and Further Reading



The Body as Symbol


Introduction


Symbolic Classification and the Body


Training the Body and Social Control


Personal and Cultural Symbols


Conclusion


Notes


References and Further Reading



Maintaining and Transforming Boundaries: the Politics of Religious Identity


Introduction


Ritual Purity and Social Boundaries


Negotiating Identities


Contesting Boundaries


Conclusion


Notes


References and Further Reading



Sex, Gender, and the Sacred


Introduction


Looking at Women


Reflexivity and Gender


Gendered Studies


Conclusion


Notes


References and Further Reading



Religion, Culture, and Environment


Introduction


Cosmology


Mythology, Gender, and the Environment


Totemism and the Dreamtime


Conclusion


Notes


References and Further Reading



Ritual Theory, Rites of Passage, and Ritual Violence


Introduction


What is Ritual?


Rites of Passage


Ritual Violence


Conclusion


Notes


References and Further Reading



Shamanism


Introduction


Different Approaches to the Study of Shamanism


Arctic Shamanism


Shamanism in the Industrialized West


Conclusion


Notes


References and Further Reading



Witchcraft and the Evil Eye


Introduction


Witchcraft in Africa


Witchcraft in Rural France


The Evil Eye


The Mentalities Debate


Notes


References and Further Reading



Pilgrimage


Introduction


Approaches to the Study of Pilgrimage


The Politics of Religious Synthesis


Conclusion


Notes


References and Further Reading



Myth


Introduction


Myth and Ritual


Malinowski and the Function of Myth


The Power of Myth


The Structural Study of Myth


Joseph Campbell and the Monomyth


History, Myth, and Memory


Conclusion


Notes


References and Further Reading



Film and Video Resources


Index