The anthropology of religion : an introduction

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bowie, Fiona (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Malden, MAlbBlackwell Publishing , 2006
Edition:2nd ed
Subjects:
Online Access:Table of contents
Publisher description
Table of Contents:
  • Theories and controversies
  • The body as symbol
  • Maintaining and transforming boundaries: the politics of religious identity
  • Sex, gender, and the sacred
  • Religion, culture, and environment
  • Ritual theory, rites of passage, and ritual violence
  • Shamanism
  • Witchcraft and the evil eye
  • Pilgrimage
  • Myth