The handbook of contemporary animism / edited by Graham Harvey.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Harvey, Graham, 1959-

Series:

Routledge handbooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Animism--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Animism.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Handbooks and manuals.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Oxon [England] : Routledge, 2014.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Summary:

Animism is an important part of many religions - from Shinto, Hinduism and Buddhism to Paganism and a range of indigenous religions - which connects the spiritual and material and holds that humans might not be unique in possessing souls or in being intentional agents. Over recent decades, research into animism has broadened its scope to consider, at one end, the vibrant roles of objects in human lives and, at the other, the possible similarities between humans and other species. "The Handbook of Contemporary Animism" brings together an international team of scholars to examine the full range of animist worldviews and practices. The Handbook opens with an examination of recent approaches to animism. This is followed by evaluations of ethnographic, cognitive, literary, performative, and material culture approaches as well as advances in activist and indigenous thinking about animism. "The Handbook of Contemporary Animism" invites readers to think creatively and critically about the world around us and will be invaluable to students and scholars of Religion, Sociology and Anthropology.

Contents:

pt. 1. Different animisms

part 2. Dwelling in nature/culture

part 3. Dwelling in larger-than-human communities

part 4. Dwelling with(out) things

part 5. Dealing with spirits

part 6. Consciousness and ways of knowing

part 7. Animism in performance.

Notes:

First published in 2013 by Acumen.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 521-559) and index.

ISBN:

9781315728964

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.