The Limits of Meaning: Case Studies in the Anthropology of Christianity - Softcover

 
9781845455071: The Limits of Meaning: Case Studies in the Anthropology of Christianity
Softcover
ISBN 10: 184545507X ISBN 13: 9781845455071
Verlag: Berghahn Books, 2007

Inhaltsangabe

Too often, anthropological accounts of ritual leave readers with the impression that everything goes smoothly, that rituals are "meaningful events." But what happens when rituals fail, or when they seem "meaningless"? Drawing on research in the anthropology of Christianity from around the globe, the authors in this volume suggest that in order to analyze meaning productively, we need to consider its limits. This collection is a welcome new addition to the anthropology of religion, offering fresh debates on a classic topic and drawing attention to meaning in a way that other volumes have for key terms like "culture" and "fieldwork.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Matthew Engelke is Professor of Religion and Director of the Institute for Religion, Culture, and Public Life at Columbia University. He has conducted research in Zimbabwe and published numerous articles in leading journals, focusing on Christian ritual, conversion, spirit possession, and textual authority. He is coeditor with Marshall Sahlins of Prickly Paradigm Press.

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Verlag
Berghahn Books
Erscheinungsdatum
2007
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
184545507X
ISBN 13 
9781845455071
Einband
Taschenbuch
Auflage
1
Anzahl der Seiten
250
Herausgeber
Engelke Matthew, Tomlinson Matt
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