Religion And Anthropology
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Religion And Anthropology
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Author : Brian Morris
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2006
Religion And Anthropology written by Brian Morris and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Religion categories.
This important textbook provides a critical introduction to the social anthropology of religion, focusing on more recent classical ethnographies. Comprehensive, free of scholastic jargon, engaging, and comparative in approach, 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. Eschewing a thematic approach and 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 understanding and 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.
Anthropological Approaches To The Study Of Religion
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Author : Michael Banton
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-10-11
Anthropological Approaches To The Study Of Religion written by Michael Banton and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-11 with Social Science categories.
As the basic questions of social structure were elucidated there came a quickening of interest among social anthropologists in the study of religion. Chapters in this book include: · Religion as a Cultural System (Clifford Geertz) · Colour Classification in Ndembu Religion (Victor W. Turner) · Religion: Problems of Definition and Explanation (Melford E. Spiro) · Fathers, Elders and Ghosts in Edo Religion (R.E. Bradbury) · Territorial Groupings and Relgion among the Iraqw (Edward H. Winter). First published in 1966.
Religion
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Author : Anthony Wallace
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2013-02-13
Religion written by Anthony Wallace and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-02-13 with Religion categories.
The classic anthropological analysis of religion from a pioneer in the field From the preface: “Scientific efforts to learn just what are the forms and functions of religion have not been few; it is the purpose of this book to review some of them and to synthesize the suggestions and findings. . . . My own personal feeling is that sociological viewpoints (including much of social anthropology) tend to focus on the scaffolding and milieu of religion rather than on religion itself and that religion can be best understood from a combination of psychological and cultural points of view. . . . This book is not, I think, motivated by a need to destroy, by dissection, a way of thinking and acting that many educated people feel is of little use, or is even disadvantageous, in a world increasingly committed to the search for scientific and technological solutions of human problems. Rather, I aim to preserve a friendly detachment in the asking of fundamental scientific questions about religion.”
Religion And Culture
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Author : Annemarie de Waal Malefijt
language : en
Publisher: New York : Macmillan
Release Date : 1968
Religion And Culture written by Annemarie de Waal Malefijt and has been published by New York : Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1968 with Anthropology categories.
A comprehensive anthropological study of religion traces the history of the discipline, discusses the archeological discoveries that have shed light on the development of religious consciousness, and examines the various manifestations, functions, and changes of religious customs and beliefs.
Anthropological Studies Of Religion
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Author : Brian Morris
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1987-02-27
Anthropological Studies Of Religion written by Brian Morris and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987-02-27 with Religion categories.
A lucid outline of explanations of religious phenomena offered by such great thinkers as Hegel, Marx, and Weber.
Anthropology Of Religion
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Author : Richley H. Crapo
language : en
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities, Social Sciences & World Languages
Release Date : 2003
Anthropology Of Religion written by Richley H. Crapo and has been published by McGraw-Hill Humanities, Social Sciences & World Languages this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Religion categories.
This text offers an alternative to the case-driven approach that the sole use of a reader tends to foster. It provides students with ways of conceptualizing what religion is, what its social and psychological functions are, the nature of religious symbolism and religious behaviour, and the organizational structure of religions. All the standard topics are covered (e.g., ideology and symbolism, ritual and ceremony, organizational forms, and social and psychological functions of religion) as well as ones of more recent interest such as religion and gender, the psychology of religion, and pilgrimage. - Extended narrative examples illustrate the theoretical and analytic discussions in the text, expose students to a variety of different religions, and provide real-world examples of the concepts of each chapter. - An integrated student study guide (self-test materials) at the end of each chapter allows students to evaluate their own mastery of each chapter, determine what they need to review further, and prepare for course tests. - The text is copiously illustrated with ethnographic examples from both western and non-western religions.
Religion And Culture
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Author : Raymond Scupin
language : en
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Release Date : 2008
Religion And Culture written by Raymond Scupin and has been published by Prentice Hall this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Religion categories.
For sophomore/junior-level courses in World Religions and Anthropology of Religion in departments of Anthropology, Sociology, and Religion. Religion and Culture introduces students to the major World religions and aboriginal religious traditions. This edited volume presents all aspects of the anthropological perspective on religion. Contributing authors provide a unique assembly of various topics and traditions that are researched by contemporary anthropologists
A Companion To The Anthropology Of Religion
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Author : Janice Boddy
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2015-12-14
A Companion To The Anthropology Of Religion written by Janice Boddy and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-12-14 with Social Science categories.
A Companion to the Anthropology of Religion presents a collection of original, ethnographically-informed essays that explore the variety of beliefs, practices, and religious experiences in the contemporary world and asks how to think about religion as a subject of anthropological inquiry. Presents a collection of original, ethnographically-informed essays exploring the wide variety of beliefs, practices, and religious experiences in the contemporary world Explores a broad range of topics including the ‘perspectivism’ debate, the rise of religious nationalism, reflections on religion and new media, religion and politics, and ideas of self and gender in relation to religious belief Includes examples drawn from different religious traditions and from several regions of the world Features newly-commissioned articles reflecting the most up-to-date research and critical thinking in the field, written by an international team of leading scholars Adds immeasurably to our understanding of the complex relationships between religion, culture, society, and the individual in today’s world
Religions In Practice
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Author : John R. Bowen
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2015-08-07
Religions In Practice written by John R. Bowen and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-08-07 with Social Science categories.
Examines religious practices from an anthropological perspective Religions in Practice, 6/e, offers an issues-oriented perspective on everyday religious behaviors – prayer, sacrifice, initiation, healing, etc. – by focusing on such topics as transnationalism, gender, and religious laws. The text examines a full spectrum of religions, from small-scale societies to major, established religions. The in-depth treatment of Islam, Hinduism, and Christianity is particularly noteworthy and easily supplemented with field projects directly related to the text.
In Search Of The Sacred
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Author : Clinton Bennett
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 1996-01-01
In Search Of The Sacred written by Clinton Bennett and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-01-01 with Religion categories.
This text traces the growth and development of two related disciplines, anthropology and the study of religions. Locating these disciplines within the intellectual climate of the 19th century, the study considers the contributions of scholars such as James George Frazer, F. Max Muller, Emile Durkheim, Mary Douglas and Clifford Geertz, within an historical framework. The author argues that both anthropologists and students of religion have abandoned an objective approach in favour of personal engagement with their subjects, replacing observation with conversation, monologue with dialogue, a text-based with people-based approach. He reveals how each discipline has influenced the other both in terms of methodology and by the provision of data. The book also explores the criticism levelled at both disciplines that they have aided colonial domination of the developing world.