Religion and Science as Forms of Life

“The publication of this volume marks a rich addition to long-established anthropological fields of magic, religion, and science. More importantly, however, the book is an important, much-needed injection to arguably sidelined anthropological fields of belief, disbelief, and, relatedly, unresolved contradiction.”• Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute (JRAI)

“The contributors accomplished what they set out to do. They crossed disciplinary lines, exchanging and cross-referencing essays, while maintaining functionality in their own areas of expertise. The book produces an enlightening and fruitful conversation about religion and science as forms of life.   It is especially recommended for academic classrooms to encourage critical reasoning and debate.”• International Social Science Review

“Religion and Science as Forms of Life: Anthropological Insights into Reason and Unreason brings together various theoretical positions from which to consider how forms of knowledge are articulated, opposed or mingled together, and their impact in different social settings. It is of special interest for academics in the field of anthropology and sociology of religion, but it can also be of particular relevance to anyone interested in analyses that explore the categories of ‘superstition’ and ‘belief’.”• Anthropological Forum

“Drawing on an eclectic range of ethnographic, empirical and theoretical sources, this book is a fascinating and timely contribution to contemporary scholarly debates about that most troubled of interfaces, between religion and science.”• Alexander Smith, The University of Warwick

“The conceptualization of the volume in terms of science, religion and forms of life (although public life might also work) is original and compelling as a means of exploring the complex terrains and scales at which religion and science meet, are received and transform one another.”• Paul-François Tremlett, The Open University