{"product_id":"9781405136143","title":"A Reader in the Anthropology of Religion","description":"\u003ch3\u003eWiley Blackwell Anthologies in Social and Cultural Anthropology\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eA Reader in the Anthropology of Religion\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMichael Lambek\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Anthropology \/ Cultural \u0026amp; Social\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eA Reader in the Anthropology of Religion\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of some of the most significant classic and contemporary writings in the field. Updated in its second edition, this volume examines numerous aspects of religion in a diversity of cultures and expands upon the idea of what we mean by ‘religion’, linking it to some of the broader questions of culture and politics.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eCollects classic and contemporary articles from the major thinkers in both North American and British anthropology\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEmphasizes the ongoing conversation among anthropologists with respect to central questions of religious behavior\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents comprehensive coverage of theory and religious practice, through time and ethnographic regions, integrated by editorial commentary\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes additional classic pieces by Pouillon, Burridge, and Meyerhoff, as well as more contemporary work by Harding, De Boeck, and Palmié\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes indexed bibliography arranged according to both ethnographic region and religious topics and practices\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cb\u003eMichael Lambek\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Toronto and the London School of Economics and Political Science. He is author of \u003ci\u003eThe Weight of the Past: Living with History in Mahajanga, Madagascar\u003c\/i\u003e (2002), \u003ci\u003eKnowledge and Practice in Mayotte\u003c\/i\u003e (1993), and \u003ci\u003eHuman Spirits\u003c\/i\u003e (1981), and co-editor of \u003ci\u003eTense Past: Cultural Essays in Trauma and Memory\u003c\/i\u003e (1996) and \u003ci\u003eIllness and Irony: On the Ambiguity of Suffering in Culture\u003c\/i\u003e (2004) (both with Paul Antze).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e05 February 2008\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405136143\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e704\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e41.6\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44377886195852,"sku":"9781405136143","price":72.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405136143.jpg?v=1780282499","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781405136143","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}