Religions in Practice

6. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-0-205-91766-2
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 288 Seiten, Format (B × H): 179 mm x 231 mm, Gewicht: 377 g

Examines religious practices from an anthropological perspectiveReligions in Practice, 6/e, offers an issues-oriented perspective on everyday religious behaviors – prayer, sacrifice, initiation, healing, etc. – by focusing on such topics as transnationalism, gender, and religious laws. The text examines a full spectrum of religions, from small-scale societies to major, established religions. The in-depth treatment of Islam, Hinduism, and Christianity is particularly noteworthy and easily supplemented with field projects directly related to the text.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bowen, John R.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1:Studying Religion through Practice Chapter 2:The Twin Transformations of “Religion”Chapter 3:Domains and Boundaries of ReligionChapter 4:Rituals of Transition Chapter 5:Healing through ReligionChapter 6:Sorcery, Witchcraft, and ModernityChapter 7:Worship, Hierarchy, Conflict: Focus on HinduismChapter 8:Imagery and Faith: Focus on CatholicismChapter 9:Transatlantic ReligionChapter 10:Boundaries and Selves in Orthodox JudaismChapter 11:Speech and Grace in ProtestantismChapter 12:New Religious MovementsChapter 13: Revelation and Authority in IslamChapter 14:Migration and Adaptation: Focus on Muslims in EuropeChapter 15:Virtual Religion Chapter 16:Secularisms and Religions in Modern States

Über Autor(innen)

John R. Bowen is the Dunbar-Van Cleve Professor in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, and recurrent Visiting Professor at the London School of Economics. He has been studying Islam and society in Indonesia since the late 1970s, and since 2001 has worked in France, England, and North America on problems of pluralism, law, and religion, and in particular on contemporary efforts to rethink Islamic norms and civil law. He also writes regularly for The Boston Review. His current two research projects concern sharia and civil law in England, and Islamic courts and property disputes in Indonesia.