LEADER 03631nam 2200565 450 001 9910786406103321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-7391-9239-6 035 $a(CKB)3710000000121093 035 $a(EBL)1699228 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001223846 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12423531 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001223846 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11260467 035 $a(PQKB)10464120 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1699228 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1699228 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10878894 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL617178 035 $a(OCoLC)880878172 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000121093 100 $a20140615h20142014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe anthropology of Western religions $eideas, organizations, and constituencies /$fMurray J. Leaf 210 1$aLanham, Maryland :$cLexington Books,$d2014. 210 4$dİ2014 215 $a1 online resource (277 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-7391-9583-2 311 $a0-7391-9238-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; List of Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter One: Introduction; Other Approaches; "Higher" Traditions in General; Further Reading; Websites; Chapter Two: Backgrounds to the West; Geopolitics; City Gods and Law; Gilgamesh Epic; Gods and Oaths; Family and Clan Gods; Mystery Cults; Zoroastrianism; Greek and Roman Philosophy; Conclusion; Further Reading; Notes; Chapter Three: Judaism; Central Ideas; Biblical History; Legal Content in the Tanakh; Subsequent Developments; Ceremonies; Recent Organizational Developments; Conclusion; Further Reading; Notes 327 $aChapter Four: Early ChristianityCore Ideas; The Life of Christ; The Gospels in the Context of Judaism; Christianity beyond the Jewish Context; Formation of the Canon; Christianity's Two Idea Systems; Conclusion: The End of Early Christianity; Further Reading; Notes; Chapter Five: Islam; Foundation; The Division Between Sunni and Shia; Elements of Doctrine; Organizations; Constituency; Baha'i; Ahmadiyya movement; The Arab Spring; Conclusion; Further Reading; Notes; Chapter Six: Later Christianity; Roman Catholicism: Centralization; The Crusades and Inquisition 327 $aPre-Reformation Heretical MovementsThe Renaissance and the Reformation; The Counter-Reformation; The Radical Reformation; The Great Awakenings; United Church of Canada; "Marginal" Christians; Critical Scholarship and Public Theology; Conclusion; Further Reading; Notes; Chapter Seven: Conclusion; Religion and Social Development; Religion and Ethics; Final Thought; Bibliography; Index; About the Author 330 $a The Anthropology of Western Religions: Ideas, Organizations, and Constituencies is a comparative survey of the world's major religious traditions as professional enterprises and, often, as social movements. Documenting the principle ideas behind Western religious traditions from an anthropological perspective, Murray J. Leaf demonstrates how these ideas have been used in building internal organizations that mobilize or fail to mobilize external support. Leaf documents a wide range of cultural and social phen 606 $aReligions 615 0$aReligions. 676 $a306.6 700 $aLeaf$b Murray J.$0911509 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910786406103321 996 $aThe anthropology of Western religions$93701949 997 $aUNINA