A Reader in the Anthropology of Religion
Format:Paperback
Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Published:29th Feb '08
Should be back in stock very soon
This paperback is available in another edition too:
- Hardback£97.95(9781405136150)
A Reader in the Anthropology of Religion is a collection of some of the most significant classic and contemporary writings in the field. Updated in its second edition, this volume examines numerous aspects of religion in a diversity of cultures and expands upon the idea of what we mean by ‘religion’, linking it to some of the broader questions of culture and politics.
- Collects classic and contemporary articles from the major thinkers in both North American and British anthropology
- Emphasizes the ongoing conversation among anthropologists with respect to central questions of religious behavior
- Presents comprehensive coverage of theory and religious practice, through time and ethnographic regions, integrated by editorial commentary
- Includes additional classic pieces by Pouillon, Burridge, and Meyerhoff, as well as more contemporary work by Harding, De Boeck, and Palmié
- Includes indexed bibliography arranged according to both ethnographic region and religious topics and practices
"Michael Lambek has succeeded in putting together an impressive collection of key texts and essays." (Culture and Religion, July 2009)
"The most comprehensive anthology on its subject, this is a splendid tool for teaching and a matchless scholarly resource." (International Review of Biblical Studies, 2008)
Praise for the first edition:
"[A] reader that ambitiously attempts to represent the full breadth, depth, and complexity of anthropology's investigations into religion.... The masterly general introduction situates this anthology within the long and often difficult anthropological engagement with this most mystified and powerful realm of social action.... [A]n excellent text." (International Social Science Review)
"A major guide to both the history of the anthropology of religion and new trends in research.... Lambek has compiled an excellent anthology." (Journal of Empirical Theology)
ISBN: 9781405136143
Dimensions: 241mm x 173mm x 38mm
Weight: 1179g
704 pages
2nd edition