Contemporary western ethnography and the definition of religion / M.D. Stringer.
Contemporary western ethnography and the definition of religion / M.D. Stringer.
Contemporary western ethnography and the definition of religion / M.D. Stringer.
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Publisher
London ; New York : Continuum, 2008.
Date
2008.
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N306.60941/ 2
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Language
English
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Physical content
x, 128 p. ; 25 cm.
Contents
On defining religion -- On ethnography -- Of requiems and reincarnation -- Of graveyards and kitchens -- Of starsigns and soap operas -- On gender -- On the elementary form of religious life.
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Publisher
London ; New York : Continuum, 2008.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2008.
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Summary
"Beginning with the definitions of religion provided by a number of anthropologists and sociologists, this book claims that the large majority of these definitions have been influenced by Christian thinking, so leading to definitions that stress the systematic nature of religion, the importance of the transcendental and the transformative activity...
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Contemporary western ethnography and the definition of religion / M.D. Stringer.
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Continuum advances in religious studies.
Continuum advances in religious studies.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [115]-124) and index.
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N306.60941/ 2
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74VM8kjRrezy
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ISBN
0826499783 (hbk.)
9780826499783 (hbk.)
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306.60941
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991000238639702626
