Anthropology and Religion

Anthropology and Religion

Anthropology and Religion

Robert L. Winzeler / Robert LWinzeler

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Editorial:
Bloomsbury Publishing plc
Año de edición:
2012
Materia
Antropología social y cultural, etnografía
ISBN:
9780759121904
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Drawing from ethnographic examples found throughout the world, this revised and updated text, hailed as the “best general text on religion in anthropology available,” offers an introduction to what anthropologists know or think about religion, how they have studied it, and how they interpret or explain it since the late 19th century.

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