… religious beliefs and practices. This chapter surveys historical approaches to the anthropological
study of religion … It then examines theories of the origins of religion from an evolutionary …

Once people accept the historical emergence and spread of science as a unique discursive
formation, it becomes nonsense to talk about the relationship between religion and science, …

… leading figures in the anthropological study of religion. He had conducted … of religion across
cultures. Mort had served as the first president of the Society for the Anthropology of Religion…

… Religions in Practice provides a comprehensive and primarily theme-based overview for
students who are being introduced to the anthropology of religion. … everyday religious behaviors …

… The anthropological study of religion is as old as anthropology itself. This is quite
understandable, since religion is a distinctively human phenomenon. In my view, no attempt to …

… religion face. This book uses a wide range of historical and ethnographic examples to address
not only what is studied by anthropologists of religion… What is the nature of doing religious …

… magic and religion as two opposed and incompatible systems of belief. There were magical
elements surviving in religion, and there were religious facets to the practise of magic." …

… Anthropology of religion: a handbook Providing an overview of significant topics and
trends in the anthropology of religion, this work examines the varied manifestations of …

… An anthropological approach to religion is characterised by … , the majority of anthropologists
are constrained by academic … anthropologist of religion, he describes ‘good anthropology’ …

… how to apply an anthropological approach to the study of religion in the contemporary world.
… new religious movements. The chapters all contain lively case studies of religions practiced …