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041 _aEnglish
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100 1 _aEller, Jack David,
100 1 _d1959-
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aIntroducing anthropology of religion :
_bculture to the ultimate /
_cJack David Eller.
250 _a3rd Edition.
260 _aAbingdon, Oxon :
_bRoutledge,
_c2022.
263 _a2112
300 _a XII, 347 p. :
_bill. ;
_c25 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aStudying religion anthropologically : definitions and theories -- Beliefs, beings, and bodies -- Symbols, specialists, and substance -- Religious language : words of truth, words of power -- Ritual : religion in action -- Religion and morality : forming society, transforming self -- Religion, medicine, and wellness -- Religious change and new religious movements -- Translocal or "world" religions -- Religious fundamentalism -- Religious violence -- Secularism and irreligion.
520 _a"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"--
650 0 _aAnthropology of religion.
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