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   Anthropology of Religion: A Handbook » Read Now

   by Stephen D. Glazier. 544 pgs.

   Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

   Religion has experienced growing importance in recent years, and interest in the anthropological study of religion has increased as well. This reference book offers a much-needed overview of the most significant topics and concerns in the field. Chapters by expert contributors examine such matters...

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   Religion has experienced growing importance in recent years, and interest in the anthropological study of religion has increased as well. This reference book offers a much-needed overview of the most significant topics and concerns in the field. Chapters by expert contributors examine such matters as snake handling, magic and ritual, shamanism, and the role of religion in particular cultures. Chapters contain extensive documentation, and a bibliography concludes the volume.

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   Across the Boundaries of Belief: Contemporary Issues in the Anthropology of Religion » Read Now

   by Morton Klass, Maxine Weisgrau. 418 pgs.

   Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

   In this collection of anthropological writings drawn from many different world areas, contemporary theoretical issues and conflicts in the anthropological study of religion are explored and illustrated.
   
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   Ordered Universes: Approaches to the Anthropology of Religion » Read Now

   by Morton Klass. 177 pgs.

   Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library
   
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   Conceptualizing Religion: Immanent Anthropologists, Transcendent Natives, and Unbounded Categories » Read Now

   by Benson Saler. 292 pgs.

   Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library
   
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   The Development of Religion: A Study in Anthropology and Social Psychology » Read Now

   by Irving King. 376 pgs.

   Collections: Religious Studies, Psychology, Entire Library
   
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   Shifting Aims, Moving Targets: On the Anthropology of Religion, in Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute » Read Now

   by Clifford Geertz. 15 pgs.

   Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library
   
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   Christian Origins and Cultural Anthropology: Practical Models for Biblical Interpretation » Read Now

   by Bruce J. Malina. 230 pgs.

   Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library
   
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   Anthropology, Self Determination and Aboriginal Belief in the Christian God, in Oceania » Read Now

   by Ian McIntosh. 16 pgs.

   Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library
   
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   Re-Reading a Canadian Classic: Crestwood Heights as a Study of the Invisible Religion, in Canadian Review of Sociology and Anthropology » Read Now

   by Stuart Schoenfeld. 8 pgs.

   Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library
   
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    Dancing the Main Jo'oh: Hma' Btsisi' Celebrate Their Humanity and Religious Identity in a Malaysian World, in The Australian Journal of Anthropology » Read Now

    by Barbara S. Nowak. 12 pgs.