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    Ritual and Belief: Readings in the Anthropology of Religion
    Ritual and Belief: Readings in the Anthropology of Religion
    Ritual and Belief: Readings in the Anthropology of Religion
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    Ritual and Belief: Readings in the Anthropology of Religion

    By David Hicks

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    Ritual and Belief: Readings in the Anthropology of Religion is a collection of 41 readings in religion, magic, and witchcraft. The choice of readings is eclectic: no single anthropological approach or theoretical perspective dominates the text. Theoretical significance, scholarly eminence of the author, and inherent interest provide the principal criteria, and each reading complements its companion chapters, which are pedagogically coherent rather than ad hoc assemblages. Included among the theoretical perspectives are structural-functionalism, structuralism, Malinowskian functionalism, cultural materialism, and cultural evolutionism; also included are the synchronic and diachronic approaches. The book offers a mixture of classic readings and more recent contributions, and the 'world religions' are included along with examples from the religions of traditionally non-literate cultures. As diverse a range of religious traditions as possible has been embraced, from various ethnic groups, traditions, and places.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRowmanLittlefield
    Release dateMar 15, 2010
    ISBN9780759118577
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      I like anthologies of scholarly papers on a subject as you can read a lot of interesting stuff without spending days in the library with the journals. This anthology certainly contains some interesting stuff. It also contains a number of "classic" articles in the field which are now almost entirely irrelevant to how anthropologists look at religion. These are not well-contextualized so it is not clear that they are no longer credited and why. Don't make this anthology your first foray into this topic.

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