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Explorations in Anthropology and Theology
Salamone, Frank A.; Adams, Walter Randolph
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Description for Explorations in Anthropology and Theology
Hardback. Num Pages: 298 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HRLB; JFSR; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 481.
Some of the best scholars in the field of the anthropology of indigenous systems of theology such as Mary Douglas, Morton Klass, and Edith Turner are represented here. Explorations in Anthropology and Theology treats indigenous systems of religious thought, including "popular" American secular rituals, with the respect and attention usually reserved for only the "higher religions," covering topics such as feminist spirituality, traditional religions and the impact of modernization, alternative approaches to the sacred, implications for fieldwork, and the relationship and relevance of theology and anthropology to one another. The result is a stimulating exploration of a new field of ... Read more
Some of the best scholars in the field of the anthropology of indigenous systems of theology such as Mary Douglas, Morton Klass, and Edith Turner are represented here. Explorations in Anthropology and Theology treats indigenous systems of religious thought, including "popular" American secular rituals, with the respect and attention usually reserved for only the "higher religions," covering topics such as feminist spirituality, traditional religions and the impact of modernization, alternative approaches to the sacred, implications for fieldwork, and the relationship and relevance of theology and anthropology to one another. The result is a stimulating exploration of a new field of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
298
Condition
New
Number of Pages
298
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780761806608
SKU
V9780761806608
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About Salamone, Frank A.; Adams, Walter Randolph
Frank A. Salamone is Professor of Anthropology at Iona College in New Rochelle, New York. Walter Randolph Adams is Researcher at the Drug and Alcohol Research Studies Program at Brown University.
Reviews for Explorations in Anthropology and Theology
...the issues...raised are of central importance for the anthropological study of religion.
Stephen D. Glazier, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
American Anthropologist
...[a] welcome volume...
American Anthropologist
...[a] welcome volume...
American Anthropologist
...the issues...raised are of central importance for the anthropological study of religion.
Stephen D. Glazier, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
American Anthropologist
... Read more
Stephen D. Glazier, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
American Anthropologist
...[a] welcome volume...
American Anthropologist
...[a] welcome volume...
American Anthropologist
...the issues...raised are of central importance for the anthropological study of religion.
Stephen D. Glazier, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
American Anthropologist
... Read more