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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452411503321

Autore

Winzeler Robert L

Titolo

Anthropology and religion [[electronic resource] ] : what we know, think, and question / / Robert L. Winzeler

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Md., : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2012

ISBN

0-7591-2191-5

1-299-13661-3

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (339 p.)

Disciplina

306.6

Soggetti

Ethnology - Religious aspects

Religion

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; 1  Anthropology and Religion; 2  Religion Here and There; 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; 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; Notes; Glossary; References and Further Reading; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

<span><span><span>Drawing from ethnographic examples found throughout the world, this revised and updated text, hailed as the "best general text on religion in anthropology available," offers an introduction to what anthropologists know or think about religion, how they have studied it, and how they interpret or explain it since the late 19th century.</span></span></span>