The anthropological study of religion is at a crossroads. While fewer textbooks on the anthropology of religion are published each year and much of what is available is decades old, religion is playing an increasingly prominent role in society. Scholars from many fields are reading anthropological works on religion with great interest, and such works are cited frequently in books and articles in a range of disciplines. Religion has been found in all societies studied by anthropologists and is one of the hallmarks of human creativity. This reference book provides a much-needed overview of the most important topics and trends in the anthropology of religion. Chapters by expert contributors examine the varied manifestations of religion in diverse cultural contexts. Among the topics surveyed are shamanism, snake handling, rituals in particular cultural traditions, religion and altered states of consciousness, and the role of science in religion and anthropology. Chapters contain extensive documentation, and a bibliography concludes the volume.
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“Glazier's Handbook will soon become a standard in the field of the anthropology of religion. The contributions are all first-rate, intellectually sophisticated, and challenging. Highly recommended.”–American Anthropologist
“[Glazier] reveals the state of anthropology of religion as it is, warts and all. There is something here to offend everyone, and something to delight everyone, too. Most important, the cumulative reading of this Handbook will inform any reader of much that he/she did not know, and challenge him or her to ponder it again and again.”–Anthropology of Consciousness
“I was most satisified with Glazier's Handbook. In revealing the state of the anthropology of religion as it is, warts and all, this volume offers something to delight, and to offend, everyone. Any reader will learn something new from it while being challenged to ponder the familiar in new ways.”–Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion
“[P]ractical guide for professional anthropologists and graduate students preparing to undertake primary research in the anthropology of religion.”–Journal of the Academy of Religion
“[Glazier] reveals the state of anthropology of religion as it is, warts and all. There is something here to offend everyone, and something to delight everyone, too. Most important, the cumulative reading of this Handbook will inform any reader of much that he/she did not know, and challenge him or her to ponder it again and again.”–
“I was most satisified with Glazier's Handbook. In revealing the state of the anthropology of religion as it is, warts and all, this volume offers something to delight, and to offend, everyone. Any reader will learn something new from it while being challenged to ponder the familiar in new ways.”–
“[P]ractical guide for professional anthropologists and graduate students preparing to undertake primary research in the anthropology of religion.”–
About the Author
STEPHEN D. GLAZIER is Professor of Anthropology, University of Nebraska, Lincoln.
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