Some of the best scholars in the field of the anthropology of indigenous systems of theology such as Mary Douglas, Morton Klass, and Edith Turner are represented here. Explorations in Anthropology and Theology treats indigenous systems of religious thought, including 'popular' American secular rituals, with the respect and attention usually reserved for only the 'higher religions,' covering topics such as feminist spirituality, traditional religions and the impact of modernization, alternative approaches to the sacred, implications for fieldwork, and the relationship and relevance of theology and anthropology to one another. The result is a stimulating exploration of a new field of research that is still being shaped and defined, the anthropology of theology. Papers represent most of the major ethnographic areas of the world, including Africa, Asia, Latin America, Europe, the United States and the Artic. Recommended for various courses in theology , anthropology of religion, symbolic anthropology, and fieldwork.

About the Author
Frank A. Salamone is Professor of Anthropology at Iona College in New Rochelle, New York. Walter Randolph Adams is Researcher at the Drug and Alcohol Research Studies Program at Brown University.

Reviews
...the issues...raised are of central importance for the anthropological study of religion. -- Stephen D. Glazier, University of Nebraska-Lincoln * American Anthropologist *
...[a] welcome volume... * American Anthropologist *
...[a] welcome volume... * American Anthropologist *
...the issues...raised are of central importance for the anthropological study of religion. -- Stephen D. Glazier, University of Nebraska-Lincoln * American Anthropologist *



Book Information
ISBN 9780761806615
Author Frank A. Salamone
Format Paperback
Page Count 292
Imprint University Press of America
Publisher University Press of America
Weight(grams) 349g
Dimensions(mm) 216mm * 134mm * 17mm