Anthropology and religion [ what we know, think, and question
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Lanham, Maryland :
AltaMira Press ,
c2012
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| Edition: | 2nd ed |
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| Online Access: | IG Publishing |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Anthropology and religion
- 2. Religion here and there : Western notions in comparative perspective
- 3. Religion, evolution, and prehistory
- 4. Religion, adaptation, and the environment
- 5. Natural symbols
- 6. Myth and ritual, old and new
- 7. Ritual and belief
- 8. Witchcraft and sorcery : past and present, far and near
- 9. Spirit possession, spirit mediumship, and shamanism
- 10. Religious movements and the origins of religions
- 11. Anthropology and the world religions
- 12. Anthropology and religion on a larger canvas : religious change under socialism and capitalism