Learning Religion [electronic resource] : Anthropological Approaches

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Berliner, David.

Contributor:

SarrA3, Ramon.

Series:

Methodology & History in Anthropology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Anthropology.

Ethnology--Religious aspects.

Religion.

Ethnology.

Local Subjects:

Anthropology.

Ethnology--Religious aspects.

Religion.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (248 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Berghahn Books, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

As we enter the 21st century, it becomes increasingly difficult to envisage a world detached from religion or an anthropology blind to its study. Yet, how people become religious is still poorly studied. This volume gathers some of the most distinguished scholars in the field to offer a new perspective for the study of religion, one that examines the works of transmission and innovation through the prism of learning. They argue that religious culture is socially and dynamically constructed by agents who are not mere passive recipients but engaged in active learning processes. Finding a midd

Contents:

LEARNING RELIGION; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; Chapter 1. ON LEARNING RELIGION: AN INTRODUCTION; Chapter 2. LEARNING TO BELIEVE: A PRELIMINARY APPROACH; Chapter 3. MENSTRUAL SLAPS AND FIRST BLOOD CELEBRATIONS; Chapter 4. THE ACCIDENTAL IN RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION; Chapter 5. ON CATCHING UP WITH ONESELF; Chapter 6. HOW DO YOU LEARN TO KNOW THAT IT IS GOD WHO SPEAKS?; Chapter 7. HOW TO LEARN IN AN AFRO-BRAZILIAN SPIRIT POSSESSION RELIGION; Chapter 8. LEARNING TO BE A PROPER MEDIUM; Chapter 9. COPYRIGHT AND AUTHORSHIP; Chapter 10. LEARNING FAITH

Chapter 11. WHAT IS INTERESTING ABOUT CHINESE RELIGIONChapter 12. THE SOUND OF WITCHCRAFT; BIBLIOGRAPHY; NOTES ON CONTRIBUTORS; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-78238-213-5

OCLC:

862609087