Religion and Anthropology: A Critical Introduction
Religion and Anthropology: A Critical Introduction by Brian Morris
English | November 7, 2005 | ISBN: 0521852412, 0521617790 | True PDF | 362 pages | 1.7 MB
English | November 7, 2005 | ISBN: 0521852412, 0521617790 | True PDF | 362 pages | 1.7 MB
Focusing on more recent classical ethnographies, this important study provides a critical introduction to the social anthropology of religion. It covers all the major religious traditions that have been studied concretely by anthropologists–Shamanism, Buddhism, Islam, Hinduism, Christianity and its relation to African and Melanesian religions and contemporary Neopaganism.
Treating religion as a social institution and not simply as an ideology or symbolic system, the book follows the dual heritage of social anthropology in combining an interpretative approach with sociological analysis. The book will appeal to all students of anthropology, whether established scholars or initiates to the discipline, as well as to students of the social sciences and religious studies, and for all those interested in comparative religion.