LEADER 03343nam 2200577 450 001 9910787854603321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-85745-709-8 024 7 $a10.1515/9780857457097 035 $a(CKB)2670000000546837 035 $a(EBL)1337785 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1337785 035 $a(DE-B1597)637185 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780857457097 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1337785 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10863140 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL598646 035 $a(OCoLC)878262809 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000546837 100 $a20060209h20072007 uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 04$aThe limits of meaning $ecase studies in the anthropology of Christianity /$fedited by Matthew Engelke and Matt Tomlinson 210 1$aNew York :$cBerghahn Books,$d[2007] 210 4$d2007 215 $a1 online resource (248 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-84545-507-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aMeaning, anthropology, Christianity / Matt Tomlinson and Matthew Engelke -- When silence isn't golden : charismatic speech and the limits of literalism / Simon Coleman -- Clarity and charisma : on the uses of ambiguity in ritual life / Matthew Engelke -- Rituals without final acts : prayer and success in World Vision Zimbabwe's humanitarian work / Erica Bornstein -- Nationalism and millenarianism in West Papua : institutional power, interpretive practice, and the pursuit of Christian truth / Danilyn Rutherford -- The limits of meaning in Fijian Methodist sermons / Matt Tomlinson -- Converting meanings and the meanings of conversion in Samoan moral economies / Ilana Gershon -- Dusty signs and roots of faith : the limits of Christian meaning in highland Bolivia / Andrew Orta -- Paranomics : on the semiotics of sacral action / James Faubion -- Afterword : on limits, ruptures, meaning, and meaninglessness / Joel Robbins. 330 $a Too often, anthropological accounts of ritual leave readers with the impression that everything goes smoothly, that rituals are ""meaningful events."" But what happens when rituals fail, or when they seem ""meaningless""? Drawing on research in the anthropology of Christianity from around the globe, the authors in this volume suggest that in order to analyze meaning productively, we need to consider its limits. This collection is a welcome new addition to the anthropology of religion, offering fresh debates on a classic topic and drawing attention to meaning in a way that other volumes have 606 $aChristianity and culture 606 $aEthnology$xReligious aspects$xChristianity 606 $aMeaning (Philosophy)$xReligious aspects$xChristianity 615 0$aChristianity and culture. 615 0$aEthnology$xReligious aspects$xChristianity. 615 0$aMeaning (Philosophy)$xReligious aspects$xChristianity. 676 $a306.6/3 686 $aBE 3250$2rvk 702 $aEngelke$b Matthew Eric 702 $aTomlinson$b Matt$f1970- 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910787854603321 996 $aThe limits of meaning$93864838 997 $aUNINA