Title
The anthropology of religion, magic, and witchcraft / Rebecca L. Stein, Philip L. Stein.
Edition
3rd ed.
ISBN
9780205718115 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0205718116 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Imprint
Upper Saddle River, NJ : Pearson Prentice Hall, c2011.
Language
English
Description
xiv, 270 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Call Number
GN470 .S73 2011
Dewey Decimal Classification
306.6
Summary
The text examines religious expression from a cross-cultural perspective while incorporating key theoretical concepts. In addition to providing a basic overview of anthropology, including definition of key terms and exposure to ethnographies, the text exposes students to the varying complexity of world religions.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The anthropological study of religion
Mythology
Religious symbols
Ritual
Altered states of consciousness
Religious specialists
Magic and divination
Souls, ghosts, and death
Gods and spirits
Witchcraft
The search for new meaning.
