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008			240523s1979 nyua b 001 0 eng
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041	0		_aeng
082	0	0	_a200.8
245	0	0	_aReader in comparative religion : _ban anthropological approach / _cWilliam A. Lessa, Evon Z. Vogt ; with the assistance of John M. Watanabe.
250			_a4th edition.
260			_aNew York : _bHarper & Row, _cc1979.
300			_aviii, 488 pages : _billustrations ; _c26 cm.
336			_2rdacontent _atext
337			_2rdamedia _aunmediated
338			_2rdacarrier _avolume
500			_aIncludes index.
504			_aBibliography: pages 473-485.
520			_a"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.
650		0	_aReligions _97375
700	1		_aLessa, William Armand _eeditor _916539
700	1		_aVogt, Evon Z. _q(Evon Zartman), _d1918-2004 _eeditor _916540
999			_c6850