Learning Religion
. Ed(S): Berliner, David; Sarro, Ramon
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Hardback. Studying how people become religious, this volume offers a perspective for the study of religion, one that examines the works of transmission and innovation through the prism of learning. It argues that religious culture is socially and dynamically constructed by agents who are not mere passive recipients but engaged in active learning processes. Editor(s): Berliner, David; Sarro, Ramon. Series: Methodology & History in Anthropology. Num Pages: bibliog., index. BIC Classification: HRA; JFSR; JHM. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. .
As we enter the 21st century, it becomes increasingly difficult to envisage a world detached from religion or an anthropology blind to its study. Yet, how people become religious is still poorly studied. This volume gathers some of the most distinguished scholars in the field to offer a new perspective for the study of religion, one that examines the works of transmission and innovation through the prism of learning. They argue that religious culture is socially and dynamically constructed by agents who are not mere passive recipients but engaged in active learning processes. Finding a middle way between the ... Read more
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Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Condition
New
Series
Methodology & History in Anthropology
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845453749
SKU
V9781845453749
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About . Ed(S): Berliner, David; Sarro, Ramon
David Berliner is an Assistant Professor at the Université Libre de Bruxelles (Belgium). He received his PhD from University of Brussels (2002). In 2001 he was a visiting PhD student at Saint Cross College, Oxford, and in 2003-2005 a post-doctoral fellow at Harvard University.
Reviews for Learning Religion
“This volume demonstrates that a formidable barrier divides social and the cognitive anthropologists. Sperber, Bloch, Whitehouse, and even the very Durkheimian Mary Douglas have been encouraging a merger between cognitive studies, hermeneutics, and ethnography, while others have been more reticent or antagonistic…Either way, this work has helped to advance the discussion.” · Anthropos “This volume is a valuable ... Read more