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Fiona Bowie - The Anthropology of Religion: An Introduction - 9780631208488 - KDK0019163
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The Anthropology of Religion: An Introduction

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This introductory text combines discussion of the origin and development of ideas and debates within the anthropology of religion with a look at where the subject is going today. It will inspire students to explore the field further and encourage them to see that anthropology is not just about reading or doing fieldwork, but offers an enriching way of looking at the world. There is a development of ideas throughout the book, but each of the eight chapters is also self-contained, with its own extensive bibliography, so that they can be approached in any order. Each chapter introduces the central theoretical ideas in the anthropology of religion and illustrates them with specific case studies. For example: witchcraft in America is illustrated with Evans-Pritchard's famous study of the Azande and witchcraft in Cameroon; shamanism is discussed with reference to 'classical' shamanism in the Arctic, and to contemporary 'neo-shamanism'; and the ways in which anthropologists approach ritual are examined, particularly in relation to women's initiation ceremonies. Throughout, links are made between the work of nineteenth- and early twentieth-century scholars, and contemporary ideas and practices. The appendix comprises a list of ethnographic films and videos that can also be used to illustrate and extend the issues raised in the various chapters.

Product Details

Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780631208488
SKU
KDK0019163
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About Fiona Bowie
Fiona Bowie is Senior Lecturer in Anthropology and Religious Studies at the University of Wales Lampeter. She is the author of several books on spirituality, and anthropology and religion.

Reviews for The Anthropology of Religion: An Introduction
There is no book like this. Bowie has done an excellent piece of work which should become the quintessential text for introducing all interested readers to the anthropology of religion. It was a joy to read. - Beebe Behrami, University of Notre Dame The material is up to date, the style is clear, straightforward and accessible, and the book has a comprehensive coverage of topics that might be expected in a course on the anthropology of religion. - Geoffrey Samuel, University of Newcastle, Australia

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