ISBN:
9780205578610
,
0205578616
Sprache:
Englisch
Seiten:
XVI, 269 S.
,
Ill.
Ausgabe:
4th ed
DDC:
200
Schlagwort(e):
Religion
;
Anthropology of religion
;
Religionsethnologie
Kurzfassung:
Studying religion through practice -- Social theory in the anthropology of religion -- Ideas and practices of "religion" in Europe and elsewhere -- Rituals and the shaping of emotions -- Transforming selves -- Extending our powers : magic and healing -- Science and religion -- Sorcery, witchcraft, and modernity -- Worship, hierarchy, conflict : focus on Hinduism -- Imagery and faith : focus on worldwide Catholicism -- Sacred speech and divine power -- Transnational and diaspora religions -- Focus on Muslims in Europe -- Religion, radicalism, and violence -- Secularisms and religions in modern states
Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis:
Studying religion through practice -- Social theory in the anthropology of religion -- Ideas and practices of "religion" in Europe and elsewhere -- Rituals and the shaping of emotions -- Transforming selves -- Extending our powers : magic and healing -- Science and religion -- Sorcery, witchcraft, and modernity -- Worship, hierarchy, conflict : focus on hinduism -- Imagery and faith : focus on worldwide catholicism -- Sacred speech and divine power -- Transnational and diaspora religions -- Focus on muslims in Europe -- Religion, radicalism, and violence -- Secularisms and religions in modern states
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