Provides students with themes most contemporary anthropologists are investigating.
Familiarizes the non-religion or non-anthropology major with theories and research findings.
Helps students understand the complexities of theory and learn the material with greater ease.
Presents students with interesting readings to help stimulate interest in the basic issues of the anthropology of religion.
Summarizes for instructors most of the current ethnographic research being done in these religions today. Demonstrates to students how these religious traditions are unique in different areas of the world.
Illustrates the transformation or absorption of occult practices as they meet major world religious traditions.
Allows students to see the specific cultural circumstances that shape and modify all religions, enabling them to evaluate cultural diversity in the world.
Provides classic and current information to students pursuing studies in the fields of Anthropology and Religion.
Enhances learning and encourages students to extend their understanding of the material.
