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magic witchcraft and religion a reader in the anthropology of religion
this comparative reader takes an anthropological approach to the study of religious beliefs and practices both strange and familiar . the engaging articles on all key issues related to the anthropology of religion grab the attention of students while giving them an excellent foundation in contemporary ideas and approaches in the field . the multiple authors included in each chapter represent a range of interests geographic foci and ways of looking at each subject . divided into 10 chapters this book begins with a broad view of anthropological ways of looking at religion and moves on to some of the core topics within the subject such as myth ritual and the various types of religious specialties .
other mcgraw hill 2009 isbn13 9780078140013 isbn10 0078140013
abridged n isbn 13 9780078140013 number in series 1 number of pages 516 publisher mcgraw hill humanities social sciences langua release date 62135769600000