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Introducing Anthropology of Religion : Culture to the Ultimate by Jack David Eller (2007, Perfect)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherRoutledge
ISBN-100415408962
ISBN-139780415408967
eBay Product ID (ePID)58652188
Product Key Features
Number of Pages368 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameIntroducing Anthropology of Religion : Culture to the Ultimate
Publication Year2007
SubjectEducation, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Anthropology / General
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaReligion, Social Science
AuthorJack David Eller
FormatPerfect
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight22.4 Oz
Item Length9.7 in
Item Width7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN2006-102812
Dewey Edition22
Reviews'One of the most engaging, comprehensive, and compelling overviews of anthropology of religion ever published. Eller successfully integrates and interprets a wide array of ethnographic information, giving ample attention to both past contributions and contemporary perspectives. Beginning students and specialists alike will learn much from this volume.' - Stephen D. Glazier, University of Nebraska-Lincoln , 'One of the most engaging, comprehensive, and compelling overviews of anthropology of religion ever published. Eller successfully integrates and interprets a wide array of ethnographic information, giving ample attention to both past contributions and contemporary perspectives. Beginning students and specialists alike will learn much from this volume.'- Stephen D. Glazier, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 'One of the most engaging, comprehensive, and compelling overviews of anthropology of religion ever published. Eller successfully integrates and interprets a wide array of ethnographic information, giving ample attention to both past contributions and contemporary perspectives. Beginning students and specialists alike will learn much from this volume.'- Stephen D. Glazier, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal306.6
Table Of ContentIntroduction Part One: The Fundamentals of an Anthropological Study of Religion 1. Studying Religion Anthropologically: Definitions and Theories 2. Religious Beliefs 3. Religious Symbols and Specialists 4. Religious Language 5. Religious Behavior 6. Religious Values and Functions Part Two: Religion in the Modern World 7. Religion as a Force for Adaptation and Change 8. New Religious Movements: The Continuous Creation of Religions 9. Religion and Violence 10. Alternatives and Challenges to Religion: Pluralism, Secularization, Humanism, and Science 11. Fundamentalism as a Cultural System. 12. Religion in American Society
SynopsisThis lively and readable survey introduces students to key areas of the field and shows how to apply an anthropological approach to the study of contemporary world religions. Written by an experienced teacher, it covers all of the traditional topics of anthropology of religion, including definitions and theories, beliefs, symbols and language, and ritual and myth, and combines analytic and conceptual discussion with up-to-date ethnography and theory. Eller includes copious examples from religions around the world - both familiar and unfamiliar - and two mini-case studies in each chapter. He also explores classic and contemporary anthropological contributions to important but often overlooked issues such as violence and fundamentalism, morality, secularization, religion in America, and new religious movements. Introducing Anthropology of Religion demonstrates that anthropology is both relevant and essential for understanding the world we inhabit today., This basic introduction to the anthropology of religion explores key contemporary issues such as: definitions, theories, beliefs, symbols and language, and behaviour.
LC Classification NumberGN470.E37 2007
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