TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bowie,Fiona
TI  - The anthropology of religion: an introduction 
SN  - 1405121041
AV  - BL256 .B69 2006
U1  - 306.6 22
PY  - 2006///
CY  - Malden, MA, Oxford
PB  - Blackwell
KW  - Ethnology
KW  - Religious aspects
KW  - Religion
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1; Theories and controversies --; 2; The body as symbol --; 3; Maintaining and transforming boundaries : the politics of religious identity --; 4; Sex, gender, and the sacred --; 5; Religion, culture, and environment --; 6; Ritual theory, rites of passage, and ritual violence --; 7; Shamanism --; 8; Witchcraft and the evil eye --; 9; Pilgrimage --; 10; Myth
N2  - "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
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0802/2005019722-b.html
ER  -