Religion, anthropology, and cognitive science / edited by Harvey Whitehouse, James Laidlaw.

Other author Whitehouse, Harvey.
Other author Laidlaw, James.
Format Book
Publication InfoDurham, N.C. : Carolina Academic Press, ©2007.
Descriptionxxiv, 286 pages ; 23 cm.
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects

SeriesRitual studies monograph series
Carolina Academic Press ritual studies monographs. ^A510867
Contents Introduction / James Laidlaw & Harvey Whitehouse. Pt. 1. Core perspectives in the anthropology of religion. Anthropology and anthropomorphism in religion / Stewart Elliott Guthrie -- Durkheimian anthropology and religion: going in and out of each other's bodies / Maurice Bloch -- Malinowski and magical ritual / Jesper Sørensen -- How "natives" don't think: the apotheosis of overinterpretation / Jonathan A. Lanman. Pt. 2. Core topics in the anthropology of religion. Witchcraft and sorcery / Emma Cohen -- Ancestors and the afterlife / Rita Astuti -- Gods / Justin L. Barrett. Pt. 3. Social anthropology, religion, and the cognitive sciences. A well-disposed social anthropologist's problems with the 'cognitive science of religion' / James Laidlaw -- Towards and integration of ethnography, history, and the cognitive science of religion / Harvey Whitehouse.
Local noteLittle-355616--305131036954/
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
LCCN 2007021262
ISBN9781594601071 (alk. paper)
ISBN1594601070 (alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks BL 256 .R584 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold