Bowie, Fiona, <br/><br/>
The anthropology of religion :  an introduction / 
Fiona Bowie. 
 - Second edition. 
 - x, 332 pages :  illustrations ;  24 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/> Theories and controversies --  The body as symbol --  Maintaining and transforming boundaries : the politics of religious identity --  Sex, gender, and the sacred --  Religion, culture, and environment --  Ritual theory, rites of passage, and ritual violence --  Shamanism --  Witchcraft and the evil eye --  Pilgrimage --  Myth.  1.  2.  3.  4.  5.  6.  7.  8.  9.  10. 
<br/><br/> "Now available in a revised second edition, this popular introduction to the anthropology of religion combines discussion of the origin and development of debates within the field, with a look at where the subject is heading. Introduces readers to the central theoretical ideas in the anthropology of religion and illustrates them with specific case studies. Features self-contained chapters, each with its own comprehensive bibliography, so that they can be approached in any order. Contains an additional chapter on mythology and a number of new illustrations. Incorporates coverage of the following topics in the existing structure: pilgrimage, spirit possession and cargo cults. Includes a list of ethnographic films and videos that can be used to illustrate and extend discussion of particular issues."--Publisher description. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1405121041 9781405121040 140512105X 9781405121057 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2005019722 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Ethnology--Religious aspects<br/>Religion.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BL256  / .B69 2006 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>306.6