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Anthropological Approaches to the Study of Religion by Michael Banton; Conference on New Approaches in Social Anthropology is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

<p>As the basic questions of social structure were elucidated there came a quickening of interest among social anthropologists in the study of religion. Chapters in this book include:<br> · Religion as a Cultural System (Clifford Geertz)<br> · Colour Classification in Ndembu Religion (Victor W. Turner)<br> · Religion: Problems of Definition and Explanation (Melford E. Spiro)<br> · Fathers, Elders and Ghosts in Edo Religion (R.E. Bradbury)<br> · Territorial Groupings and Relgion among the Iraqw (Edward H. Winter).<br> First published in 1966.</p>

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Author
Michael Banton; Conference on New Approaches in Social Anthropology
Publisher
Routledge
Published
2004
Language
EN
ISBN
9780415611558
Category
nonfiction
Subjects
Anthropology, Christian, Religion