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A Reader in the Anthropology of Religion

A Reader in the Anthropology of Religionis a collection of some of the most significant classic and contemporary writings on the anthropology of religion. It includes both material whose theme is 'religion' in a straightforward and obvious sense, as well as material that has expanded how we might look at religion - and the horizons of what we mean by 'religion' - linking it to broader questions of culture and politics.

Subject
anthropology
Themes
religion
Audience
adult
Length
epic · 620 pages

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