Spirits in Culture, History and Mind
Spirits in Culture, History and Mind reintegrates spirits into comparative theories of religion, which have tended to focus on institutionalized forms of belief associated with gods. It brings an historical perspective to culturally patterned experiences with spirits, and examines spirits as a locus of tension between traditional and foreign values. Taking as a point of departure shifting local views of self, nine case studies drawn from Pacific societies analyze religious phenomena at the intersection of social, psychological and historical processes. The varied approaches taken in these case studies provide a richness of perspective, with e…
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Weitere Autoren: Howard, Alan (Hrsg.)
- ISBN: 978-1-136-75853-9
- EAN: 9781136758539
- Produktnummer: 14482771
- Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
- Seitenangabe: 282 S.
- Plattform: PDF
- Masse: 11'482 KB
Über den Autor
Jeannette Mageo is Assistant Professor at Washington State University. Alan Howard is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Hawaii.
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