Religious power assumes strikingly different forms, often regarded as unique and unrelated. Religion in Context, however, argues that these apparently contradictory experiences are part of a web of mutually sustaining elements. I.M. Lewis analyzes phenomena such as witchcraft, cannibalism, and shamanism, revealing connections among them and with the world religions. This expanded and updated edition illuminates critical aspects of religious power, and will be of value to anyone concerned with the nature of religion in the modern world.
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Arguing that apparently contradictory experiences are part of a web of mutually sustaining elements, this expanded and updated study analyzes phenomena such as witchcraft, cannibalism, and shamanism. It reveals connections among them and with the world religions.
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Those who are not social or cultural anthropologists must be surprised at the deep metaphysical significance we attach to fieldwork in exotic settings as a necessary condition in our formation and continued existence as practicing anthropologists. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Sheikh Hussein, New Guinea, Northern Rhodesia, Mary Douglas, Christian Ethiopia, Old Testament, Raymond Firth, Southern Rhodesia, Trobriand Islanders, African Islam, Malay Islam, Michel Leiris, Mircea Eliade, Wazir Jahan Karim New!
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Those who are not social or cultural anthropologists must be surprised at the deep metaphysical significance we attach to fieldwork in exotic settings as a necessary condition in our formation and continued existence as practicing anthropologists. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Sheikh Hussein, New Guinea, Northern Rhodesia, Mary Douglas, Christian Ethiopia, Old Testament, Raymond Firth, Southern Rhodesia, Trobriand Islanders, African Islam, Malay Islam, Michel Leiris, Mircea Eliade, Wazir Jahan Karim New!
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- RL E: Anthropology and Ethnography: Spirit Mediumship and Society in Africa (Routledge Library Editions: Anthropology and Ethnography) by John Beattie on 4 pages
- International Behavioural and Social Sciences Library: Man in Africa (International Behavioural and Social Sciences, Classics from the Tavistock Press) by Mary Douglas in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- RL E: Anthropology and Ethnography: Witchcraft Confessions and Accusations (Routledge Library Editions: Anthropology and Ethnography) by Mary Douglas in Front Matter, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Explorations in African Systems of Thought by Ivan Karp in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Ethnography of Cannibalism by Paula Brown in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
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- Between Worlds: Dybbuks, Exorcists, and Early Modern Judaism (Jewish Culture and Contexts) by J. H. Chajes in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- The Seen and the Unseen: Shamanism, Mediumship and Possession in Borneo (Monograph Series) by Va.) Borneo Research Council (Williamsburg on page 21, page 53, and page 99
- New Religions As Global Cultures: Making The Human Sacred (Explorations; Contemporary Perspectives on Religion) by Irving Hexham on page 76, and Back Matter
- Mad Men and Medusas: Reclaiming Hysteria by Juliet Mitchell on page 3, and Back Matter
- Samadhi: The Numinous And Cessative in Indo-tibetan Yoga (S U N Y Series in Religious Studies) by Stuart Ray Sarbacker in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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