|aThe anthropology of religion :|ban introduction /|cFiona Bowie.
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|a2nd ed.
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|aMalden, MA ;|aOxford :|bBlackwell Pub.,|c2006.
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|ax, 332 p. :|bill. ;|c23 cm.
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|aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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|tTheories and controversies --|tThe body as symbol --|tMaintaining and transforming boundaries : the politics of religious identity --|tSex, gender, and the sacred --|tReligion, culture, and environment --|tRitual theory, rites of passage, and ritual violence --|tShamanism --|tWitchcraft and the evil eye --|tPilgrimage --|tMyth.
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.
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.