This engaging and clear guide, Introducing Anthropology of Religion 2e introduces college students to main areas of the field and shows how to implement an anthropological approach to the study of religion in the contemporary world. Penned by an experienced teacher, it encompasses major traditional topics including definitions, beliefs, and theories along with symbols, myth, and ritual. The ebook also looks into important but often overlooked issues such as violence, morality, secularization, fundamentalism, and new religious movements. The chapters all have lively case studies of religions practiced around the world.
Introducing Anthropology of Religion, 2nd edition (PDF) contains updated theoretical discussion along with fresh ethnographic examples throughout. In addition to a new chapter on vernacular religion, Eller provides a significantly revised chapter on the emerging anthropologies of Islam and Christianity. The ebook features more material on contemporary societies, together with new coverage of topics such as paganism and pilgrimage. Images, a glossary and questions for discussion are now included and supplementary resources are provided through a companion website.
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Introducing Anthropology of Religion (2nd Edition) eBook
- Author: Jack David Eller
- File Size: 9879 KB
- Format: PDF
- Length: 357 pages
- Publisher: Routledge; 2nd edition
- Publication Date: November 13, 2014
- Language: English
- ASIN: B00PK5JP3I
- ISBN-10: 1138024902
- ISBN-13: 9781138024908, ?9781138024915, 9781315740157
