The Handbook of Contemporary Animism (Acumen Handbooks) - Hardcover

"This Handbook is an outstanding collection of important voices and ideas. Nothing else like it currently exists. It is valuable across disciplines, for both faculty and students alike, and fills a tremendous void in the scholarly work on animism." - Kenneth Mello, Southwestern University, USA. "The Handbook addresses a topic which fascinates scholars and students in religious studies and anthropology. Presenting an overview of the numerous approaches to both animism and its "siblings" fetishism and totemism, the Handbook examines the many definitions of animism - illustrating this with a wide range of case studies of indigenous traditions - and demonstrates the significance of animism today." - Bettina E. Schmidt, University of Wales Trinity Saint David. "A massive collection - featuring some of the eminent figures in the field, exploring the range of thought on animism at the present moment - The collection is a vast celebration of the progress made not only on the subject of animism but on crucial anthropological topics including religion, personhood, embodiment, materiality, and performance." - Anthropology Review Database