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100 1 _aEller, Jack David,
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245 1 0 _aIntroducing anthropology of religion :
_bculture to the ultimate /
_cJack David Eller.
264 1 _aNew York ;
_aLondon :
_bRoutledge,
_c2007.
300 _axv, 352 pages ;
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336 _atext
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337 _aunmediated
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338 _avolume
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504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 331-345) and index.
505 0 _aStudying religion anthropologically : definitions and theories -- Religious entities and concepts -- Religious symbols and specialists -- Religious language -- Religious behavior -- Religion, morality, and social order -- Religious change and new religious movements -- World religions -- Religious violence -- Secularism and irreligion -- Religious fundamentalism -- Religion in the USA.
520 _a"Written by an experienced teacher, this basic introduction to the anthropology of religion explores key contemporary issues such as: definitions, theories, beliefs, symbols and language, and behaviour. The second part of the book analyzes:religion in the modern worldviolencefundamentalismkey world religions and new religious movements.Unlike other introductions which have tended to focus solely on traditional anthropological areas, this book also shows how to apply an anthropological approach to contemporary world religions, reflecting broader trends.Assuming no prior knowledge of the subject, this is the perfect resource for students."--Publisher description.
588 _aMachine converted from AACR2 source record.
650 0 _aAnthropology of religion
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