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The Anthropology of Religion: An Introduction
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Fiona Bowie
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Blackwell Pub
Publication date
January 1, 2000
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780631208471
ISBN-10
063120847X
Dimensions
1 by 6 by 9 in.
Weight
1.25 lbs.
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Out of Print
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Great Britain
Original list price
$66.95
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Amazon.com description: Product Description: 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.
- Provides students with a complete introduction to the anthropology of religion
- Uses worldwide ethnographies to illustrate the theory
- Includes extensive bibliographies and a list of films and videos that encourage students to explore the field further
- Encourages students to see that anthropology is not just about reading or doing fieldwork, but offers an enriching way of looking at the world
- Each chapter introduces the central theoretical ideas in the anthropology of religion and illustrates them with specific case studies, such as witchcraft in Cameroon, shamanism in the Arctic, or womenâs initiation ceremonies
- Links contemporary ideas and practices with the work of nineteenth- and early twentieth-century scholars.
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Hardcover
2 edition from Blackwell Pub (December 14, 2005)
9781405121040 | details & prices | 332 pages | 6.25 × 9.00 × 1.00 in. | 1.35 lbs | List price $74.95
About: 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.
About: 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.
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from Blackwell Pub (January 1, 2000)
9780631208471 | details & prices | 6.00 × 9.00 × 1.00 in. | 1.25 lbs | List price $66.95
About: 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.
About: 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.
Paperback
2 edition from Blackwell Pub (January 3, 2006)
9781405121057 | details & prices | 320 pages | 6.00 × 8.75 × 0.75 in. | 1.10 lbs | List price $50.95
from Blackwell Pub (January 1, 2000)
9780631208488 | details & prices | 6.00 × 9.00 × 0.75 in. | 1.00 lbs | List price $33.95
About: 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.
About: 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.
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