A Reader in the Anthropology of Religion by Michael Lambek

A Reader in the Anthropology of Religion by Michael Lambek

Offers a collection of some of various writings within the anthropology of religion. This book includes material whose theme is 'religion', as well as contributions that expand how we might look at religion - and the horizons of what we mean by 'religion' - linking it to broader questions of culture and politics. It also includes a bibliography.

This is an excellent collection, with a comprehensive range of readings from classical as well as recent authors, and very useful introductions to each section that are also accessibly writtenIn my view this fine Reader should be adopted as a standard text for teaching the anthropology of religion. Talal Asad, The Graduate Center of the City University of New York This volume provides an excellent guide to both the history of the field and new directions of research. Lambek offers insightful commentaries throughout and situates the anthropology of religion in the larger literature of social theory and anthropology, showing how central this set of topics is to the understanding of human societies. In his commentaries and selections, Lambek makes his own position clear, and that position represents some of the best of current thinking in anthropology. John Bowen, Washington University Scholars interested in the anthropological approach to biblical studies will profit greatly from this anthology...The next generation of students is well served by this fine book. International Review of Biblical Studies [A] reader that ambitiously attempts to represent the full breadth, depth, and complexity of anthropology's investigations into religion. ... The masterly general introduction situates this anthology within the long and often difficult anthropological engagement with this most mystified and powerful realm of social action. ... [A]n excellent text. International Social Science Review A major guide to both the history of the anthropology of religion and new trends in research... Lambek has compiled an excellent anthology. Journal of Empirical Theology

Michael Lambek is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Toronto. He served as the Centennial Visiting Professor at the London School of Economics in 1997 and is the author of numerous books and articles, including Knowledge and Practice in Mayotte (1993) and Human Spirits (1981), and he co-edited Tense Past: Cultural Essays in Trauma & Memory (with Paul Antze 1996). He serves on a number of editorial boards and is the founding editor of the Anthropological Horizons monograph series.

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ISBN 13	9780631221135
ISBN 10	0631221131
Title	A Reader in the Anthropology of Religion
Author	Michael Lambek
Series	Blackwell Anthologies In Social And Cultural Anthropology
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Year published	2001-11-01
Number of pages	632
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