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Reader in comparative religion : an anthropological approach / William A. Lessa, Evon Z. Vogt ; with the assistance of John M. Watanabe.

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Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: New York : Harper & Row, c1979.Edition: 4th editionDescription: viii, 488 pages : illustrations ; 26 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

0060439912

Subject(s):

Religions

DDC classification:

200.8

Summary: "This reader offers an overview of anthropological findings about religion that spans 100 years of work. Eighteen new readings are among the fifty-six selections in the fourth edition. The selections are organized into nine categories: The origin and development of religion; The function of religion in human society; The interpretation of symbolism; The analysis of myth; The symbolic analysis of ritual; The purposes of Shamanism; Interpretations of magic, witchcraft, and divination; The meaning of ghosts and ancestor worship; Dynamics in religion. All selections are placed in historical and theoretical perspectives and encompass systematic study and both classic and recent publications." -- Back cover.

List(s) this item appears in: Anne Stewart's Collection

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Book - 7-day loan	CYA Library Main Collection	200.8 REA (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		00000011662

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Includes index.

Bibliography: pages 473-485.

"This reader offers an overview of anthropological findings about religion that spans 100 years of work. Eighteen new readings are among the fifty-six selections in the fourth edition. The selections are organized into nine categories: The origin and development of religion; The function of religion in human society; The interpretation of symbolism; The analysis of myth; The symbolic analysis of ritual; The purposes of Shamanism; Interpretations of magic, witchcraft, and divination; The meaning of ghosts and ancestor worship; Dynamics in religion. All selections are placed in historical and theoretical perspectives and encompass systematic study and both classic and recent publications." -- Back cover.