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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN-10
0313283516
ISBN-13
9780313283512
eBay Product ID (ePID)
122837
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
552 Pages
Publication Name
Anthropology of Religion : a Handbook
Language
English
Subject
Human Geography, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Anthropology / General, Sociology of Religion
Publication Year
1997
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Social Science
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.2 in
Item Weight
33.3 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
96-010742
Dewey Edition
20
Reviews
"[Glazier] reveals the state of anthropology of religion as it is, warts and all. There is something here to offend everyone, and something to delight everyone, too. Most important, the cumulative reading of this Handbook will inform any reader of much that he/she did not know, and challenge him or her to ponder it again and again." Anthropology of Consciousness, "Glazier has done a masterful job of producing a reference work for those ineterested in researching the anthropology of religion....Glazier's Handbook will soon become a standard in the field of the anthropology of religion. The contributions are all first-rate, intellectually sophisticated, and challenging. Highly recommended." American Anthropologist Vol. 100, No. 1, "Glazier must be commended, not only for his superb introduction, but also for reviving anthropological interests in religion." Studies in Religion, "[P]ractical guide for professional anthropologists and graduate students preparing to undertake primary research in the anthropology of religion." Journal of the Academy of Religion, "Glazier's Handbook will soon become a standard in the field of the anthropology of religion. The contributions are all first-rate, intellectually sophisticated, and challenging. Highly recommended." American Anthropologist, "I was most satisfied with Glazier's Handbook. In revealing the state of the anthropology of religion as it is, warts and all, this volume offers something to delight, and to offend, everyone. Any reader will learn something new from it while being challenged to ponder the familiar in new ways." Journal for the Scientific Study of Reilgion, "The handbook certainly meets its threefold goal. I like the modesty of most the articles, which, at the same time, are very critical, challenging established opinions and understandings within the anthropology of religion. I can recommend Anthropology of Religion: A Handbook to all students of religion as compulsory reading." Book Reviews
Number of Volumes
1 vol.
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
306.6
Table Of Content
Introduction by Stephen D. Glazier Looking at Religion Anthropologically Reading "Snake Handling": Critical Reflections by Jim Birckhead The Study of Religion in American Society by Melinda Bollar Wagner Science, Religion, and Anthropology by James Lett Thinking About Magic by Michael F. Brown The Study of Ritual Ritual and Current Studies of Ritual: Overview by Bobby C. Alexander African Ritual by Mathias Guenther Ritual Performance in India by Peter J. Claus Ritual in East Asia: Japan by Mary Evelyn Tucker Rituals Among Native North Americans by John A. Grim Ritual in the United States by Madeline Duntley Little and Great Traditions The Anthropology of Islam by Gregory Starrett Hinduism in Context: Approaching a Religious Tradition Through External Sources by Cynthia Keppley Mahmood Buddhist Communities: Historical Precedents and Ethnographic Paradigms by Todd T. Lewis The Pilgrimage to Magdalena by Mary I. O'Connor Shamanism and Religious Consciousness Altered States of Consciousness and Religious Behavior by Michael Winkelman Shamanism by Joan B. Townsend The Cycle of Meaning: Some Methodological Implications of Biogenetic Structural Theory by Charles D. Laughlin The Origin of an Illusion by Stewart Guthrie The Sacred Integration of the Cultural Self: An Anthropological Approach to the Study of Religion by Jacob Pandian Select Bibliography Index
Synopsis
Religion has experienced growing importance in recent years, and interest in the anthropological study of religion has increased as well. This reference book offers a much-needed overview of the most significant topics and concerns in the field. Chapters by expert contributors examine such matters as snake handling, magic and ritual, shamanism, and the role of religion in particular cultures. Chapters contain extensive documentation, and a bibliography concludes the volume. The anthropological study of religion is at a crossroads. While fewer textbooks on the anthropology of religion are published each year and much of what is available is decades old, religion is playing an increasingly prominent role in society. Scholars from many fields are reading anthropological works on religion with great interest, and such works are cited frequently in books and articles in a range of disciplines. Religion has been found in all societies studied by anthropologists and is one of the hallmarks of human creativity. This reference book provides a much-needed overview of the most important topics and trends in the anthropology of religion. Chapters by expert contributors examine the varied manifestations of religion in diverse cultural contexts. Among the topics surveyed are shamanism, snake handling, rituals in particular cultural traditions, religion and altered states of consciousness, and the role of science in religion and anthropology. Chapters contain extensive documentation, and a bibliography concludes the volume.
LC Classification Number
GN470
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