A Reader in the Anthropology of Religion

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<i>A Reader in the Anthropology of Religion</i> is a collection of some of the most significant classic and contemporary writings in the field. Updated in its second edition, this volume examines numerous aspects of religion in a diversity of cultures and expands upon the idea of what we mean by ¿religion¿, linking it to some of the broader questions of culture and politics.<br/><br/><ul><li>Collects classic and contemporary articles from the major thinkers in both North American and British anthropology</li><li>Emphasizes the ongoing conversation among anthropologists with respect to central questions of religious behavior</li><li>Presents comprehensive coverage of theory and religious practice, through time and ethnographic regions, integrated by editorial commentary</li><li>Includes additional classic pieces by Pouillon, Burridge, and Meyerhoff, as well as more contemporary work by Harding, De Boeck, and Palmi¿li><li>Includes indexed bibliography arranged according to both ethnogr