Religion And Anthropology

Provides an introduction to the social anthropology of religion, focusing on classical ethnographies. Comprehensive, free of scholastic jargon, and comparative ... » 

Provides an introduction to the social anthropology of religion, focusing on classical ethnographies. Comprehensive, free of scholastic jargon, and comparative in approach, this work covers all the major religious traditions that have been studied by anthropologists - Shamanism, Buddhism, Islam, Hinduism, and Christianity. «