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Mayfield Pub Co (1989), Edition: 2nd, Paperback, 496 pages
Description
This comparative reader takes an anthropological approach to the study of religious beliefs and practices, both strange and familiar. The engaging articles on all key issues related to the anthropology of religion grab the attention of students, while giving them an excellent foundation in contemporary ideas and approaches in the field. The multiple authors included in each chapter represent a range of interests, geographic foci, and ways of looking at each subject. Divided into 10 chapters, this book begins with a broad view of anthropological ways of looking at religion and moves on to some of the core topics within the subject, such as myth, ritual, and the various types of religious specialties.
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496 p.; 9.2 inches
ISBN
0874848989 / 9780874848984
Local notes
MM-gift of Michelle Mueller. Lots of multi-colored highlighting throughout.
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