Anthropological Approaches to the Study of Religion [Repost]

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Anthropological Approaches to the Study of Religion by Michael Banton
English | Nov 30, 2004 | ISBN: 0415330211 | 224 Pages | PDF | 52 MB

As the basic questions of social structure were elucidated there came a quickening of interest among social anthropologists in the study of religion. Chapters in this book include:
· Religion as a Cultural System (Clifford Geertz)
· Colour Classification in Ndembu Religion (Victor W. Turner)
· Religion: Problems of Definition and Explanation (Melford E. Spiro)
· Fathers, Elders and Ghosts in Edo Religion (R.E. Bradbury)
· Territorial Groupings and Relgion among the Iraqw (Edward H. Winter).
First published in 1966.