Selected Readings in the Anthropology of Religion: Theoretical and Methodological Essays (Contributions to the Study of Anthropology,)
By Unknown Author.
Description
Brings together in one volume a number of key theoretical and methodological advances in the anthropological study of religion. Chapters cover important topics not ordinarily included in books dealing with the anthropology of religion (e.g., bipedalism, the study of alcohol, film and video images, notions of religious agency). In addition, this collection is intended to build bridges between anthropologists of religion and religious studies scholars.Over the last four decades, anthropologists have grappled with the dialectical relationship between the examination of cultures from the emic, ...
ISBN(s)
0313300909, 9780313300905
