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Introducing Anthropology of Religion: Culture to the Ultimate

Autor Jack David Eller
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 28 dec 2021
This clear and engaging guide introduces students to key areas of the field and shows how to apply an anthropological approach to the study of religion in the contemporary world. Written by an experienced teacher, it covers major traditional topics including definitions, theories, and beliefs, as well as symbols, myth, and ritual. The book also explores important but often overlooked issues such as morality, violence, fundamentalism, secularization, and new religious movements. The chapters all contain lively case studies of religions practiced around the world.
The third edition of Introducing Anthropology of Religion is fully updated and contains additional content on material religion, visual religion, and affect theory, and a new chapter takes a closer look at medical and health topics. The author encourages the reader to engage throughout with the unifying themes of race, gender, and power, and how these themes are intertwined with anthropology of religion. Images, a glossary, and questions for discussion are included and additional resources are provided via a companion website.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781032023045
ISBN-10: 103202304X
Pagini: 360
Ilustrații: 38 Halftones, black and white; 38 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensiuni: 174 x 246 x 29 mm
Greutate: 0.34 kg
Ediția:3 ed
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom

Public țintă

Undergraduate

Cuprins

1. Studying Religion Anthropologically: Definitions and Theories  2. Beliefs, Beings, and Bodies  3. Symbols, Specialists, and Substance  4. Religious Language: Words of Truth, Words of Power  5. Ritual: Religion in Action  6. Religion and Morality: Forming Society, Transforming Self  7. Religion, Medicine, and Wellness  8. Religious Change and New Religious Movements  9. Translocal or "World" Religions  10. Religious Fundamentalism  11. Religious Violence  12. Secularism and Irreligion  Glossary

Notă biografică

Jack David Eller is a retired Associate Professor of Anthropology at the Community College of Denver and Head of Anthropology of Religion for the Global Center for Religion Research in Denver, USA. He is the author of a major introductory textbook, Cultural Anthropology: Global Forces, Local Lives (fourth edition, 2020).
 

Recenzii

Praise for the second edition:
"This book is the best example I know of its kind – an introductory text that combines sophisticated, cross-cultural, and historically nuanced discussion with an intuitive ordering of subjects. Eller is especially good at weaving together contemporary perspectives with classical anthropological theory. The book’s accessibility and erudition make it perfect for advanced undergraduate courses and graduate seminars alike."
Liam D. Murphy, California State University, Sacramento, USA
"The first edition of Introducing Anthropology of Religion was one of the most engaging, comprehensive, and theoretically sophisticated overviews ever published. Eller’s second edition includes a range of new and revised material as well as expanded web resources. Beginning students and specialists alike will learn much from this volume."
Stephen D. Glazier, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, USA

Descriere

This clear and engaging guide introduces students to key areas of the field and shows how to apply an anthropological approach to the study of religion in the contemporary world.