1. The Anthropological Study of Religion.
The Anthropological Perspective.
The Definition of Religion.
2. Mythology.
The Nature of Myths.
Understanding Myths.
3. Religious Symbols.
What Is A Symbol?
Sacred Art.
Sacred Self, Space and Time.
The Symbolism of Music and Dance.
The Connection Between Symbol, Myth and Worldview.
4. Ritual.
Ritual and Myth.
The Basics of ritual Performance.
A Classification of Rituals.
Religious Obligations.
5. Altered States of Consciousness and Religious Practitioners.
Altered States of Consciousness.
Religious Specialists.
6. Magic and Divination.
Magic and Religion.
Magic in the Trobriand Islands.
Rules of magic.
Divination.
7. Souls, Ghosts and Death.
Souls and Ghosts.
Ancestors.
Bodies and Souls.
Death Rituals.
Days of Death.
8. Gods and Spirits.
Spirits.
Gods.
9. Witchcraft.
The Concept of Witchcraft in Small-Scale Societies.
Euro-American Witchcraft Beliefs.
Wicca.
10. Syncretism and Religious Movements.
Adaptation and Change.
Revitalization Movements.
New Religious Movements.
