{"product_id":"the-anthropology-of-religion-isbn-9781405121057","title":"The Anthropology of Religion","description":"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. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntroduces readers to the central theoretical ideas in the anthropology of religion and illustrates them with specific case studies.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures self-contained chapters, each with its own comprehensive bibliography, so that they can be approached in any order.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eContains an additional chapter on mythology and a number of new illustrations.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncorporates coverage of the following topics in the existing structure: pilgrimage, spirit possession and cargo cults.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes a list of ethnographic films and videos that can be used to illustrate and extend discussion of particular issues.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  Preface to the Second Edition. \u003cp\u003ePreface to the First Edition.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Theories and Controversies\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIssues in the Study of Religion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Origins of Religion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefining Religion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences and Further Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 The Body as Symbol\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSymbolic Classification and the Body.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTraining the Body and Social Control.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePersonal and Cultural Symbols.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences and Further Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Maintaining and Transforming Boundaries: the Politics of Religious Identity\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRitual Purity and Social Boundaries.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNegotiating Identities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContesting Boundaries.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences and Further Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Sex, Gender, and the Sacred\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLooking at Women.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReflexivity and Gender.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGendered Studies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences and Further Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Religion, Culture, and Environment\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCosmology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMythology, Gender, and the Environment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTotemism and the Dreamtime.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences and Further Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Ritual Theory, Rites of Passage, and Ritual Violence\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat is Ritual?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRites of Passage.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRitual Violence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences and Further Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Shamanism\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDifferent Approaches to the Study of Shamanism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArctic Shamanism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShamanism in the Industrialized West.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences and Further Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Witchcraft and the Evil Eye\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWitchcraft in Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWitchcraft in Rural France.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Evil Eye.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Mentalities Debate.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences and Further Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Pilgrimage.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApproaches to the Study of Pilgrimage.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Politics of Religious Synthesis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences and Further Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Myth\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMyth and Ritual.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMalinowski and the Function of Myth.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Power of Myth.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Structural Study of Myth.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJoseph Campbell and the Monomyth.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHistory, Myth, and Memory.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences and Further Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix: Film and Video Resources.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eFiona Bowie\u003c\/b\u003e is Senior Lecturer in Anthropology and Religious Studies at the University of Bristol.  The second edition of this popular introduction to the anthropology of religion now features new chapters on mythology and pilgrimage, as well as coverage of topics such as spirit possession and cargo cults. 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