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Preface | |
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Studying Religion through Practice | |
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What Is "Religion"? | |
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An Anthropological Approach to Religion | |
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How is Anthropology Distinctive? | |
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Practices, Contexts, and Diversity | |
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The Twin Transformations of "Religion" | |
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Axial Age Transformations | |
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Enlightenment Transformations | |
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Social Theory and the Anthropology of Religion | |
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Religion as Intellectual Activity | |
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Religions in Social Life | |
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The Psychology of Religion | |
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Symbols between Society and the Individual | |
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Conclusions | |
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For Debate | |
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Domains and Boundaries of "Religion" | |
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Combining Religious Practices in Japan | |
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Practice and Belief | |
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Shinto and Spirits | |
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Spirits and Social Change | |
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Buddhism and Souls | |
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The State and Religion | |
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Imposed Definitions of Religion | |
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Wana Practices and Indonesian Definitions | |
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The Case of Islam | |
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Conclusions | |
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For Debate | |
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Films to See | |
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Rituals of Transition | |
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Rites of Passage | |
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The Pilgrimage to Mecca | |
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Death Ritual and the Social Order | |
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From Spirit to Household God in Japan | |
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Regenerating Life from Death | |
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Asmat Headhunting and Birth through Death | |
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Secondary Burial | |
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Grief and Ritual Form | |
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Conclusions | |
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Films to See | |
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Healing through Religion | |
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Christian Science | |
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Narratives and Pain Relief | |
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Modern Magic in Japanese New Religions | |
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Magic and Religion | |
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Healing Muslims���and Hindus? | |
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What Does Science Have to Say? | |
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Conclusions | |
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For Debate | |
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Films to See | |
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Sorcery, Witchcraft, and Modernity | |
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La Sorcellerie in Cameroon | |
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Azande Oracles | |
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Sorcery and Modernity | |
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Witchcraft as Satan versus God | |
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Conclusions | |
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For Debate | |
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Films to See | |
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Worship, Hierarchy, Conflict: Focus on Hinduism | |
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Sacrifice, Offerings, and Deities | |
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Bathing at Benares | |
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Muslim Hindu Violence | |
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Explaining Where Violence Occurred | |
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Conclusions | |
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Films to See | |
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Imagery and Faith: Focus on Worldwide Catholicism | |
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Relics and Images in Catholicism | |
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Mary and Marys in European Societies | |
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Conclusions | |
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For Debate | |
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Films to See | |
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Transatlantic Religion | |
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Mary in Mesoamerica | |
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Transnational Religion: Africa and Brazil across the Atlantic | |
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The Black Atlantic | |
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Black Carib Religion in Africa, Honduras, and New York City | |
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Conclusions | |
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Films to See | |
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Speech and Power | |
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Quality and Memory | |
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The Qur'on as Recitation of God's Speech | |
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The Creative Power of Navajo Speech and Song | |
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Speech and Grace in Protestant Churches | |
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The Letter and the Spirit of Scripture | |
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Election and Signs | |
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Singing and Certainty among U.S. Primitive Baptists | |
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Charismatic and Pentecostal Churches | |
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Conclusions | |
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Films to See | |
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Authority and Leaders | |
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Authority Figures | |
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Saints | |
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Prophets | |
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Mormons | |
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Muslims | |
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Muhammad as Messenger and Prophet | |
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The Development of the Shi'i | |
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Masters and Disciples in Sufi Orders | |
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Conclusions | |
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New Religious Movements | |
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Revivalist Movements | |
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Land, Wealth, and Religious Visions | |
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Cults, Recruitment, and Violence | |
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Aum Shinrikyo | |
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Order of the Solar Temple | |
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Why Do People Join Violent Movements? | |
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Conclusions | |
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For Debate | |
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Films to See | |
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Migration and Adaptation: Focus on Muslims in Europe | |
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Migration and Transnational Ties | |
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Transnational Islam in Three Senses | |
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Can European Societies Be Muslim? | |
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Conclusions | |
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For Debate | |
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Films to See | |
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Virtual Religion | |
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What Can You Do Online? | |
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Creole Spaces | |
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Information, Communication, and Performance | |
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Experience and Community | |
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Comparative Communities | |
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Conclusions | |
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For Debate 1 | |
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For Debate 2 | |
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Films to See | |
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Secularisms and Religions in Modern States | |
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How to Think About "Secular States" | |
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Secularism and Pluralism in the United States | |
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Secularism and Public Religion: Three European Variants | |
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When Religion Underlies Law | |
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Conclusions | |
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For Debate | |
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Films to See | |
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References | |
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Index | |