Learning Religion :Anthropological Approaches - Methodology & History in Anthropology
Learning Religion :Anthropological Approaches - Methodology & History in Anthropology
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1 October, 2008
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Description
As we enter the 21st century, it becomes increasingly difficult to envisage a world detached from religion or an anthropology blind to its study. Yet, how people become religious is still poorly studied. This volume gathers some of the most distinguished scholars in the field to offer a new perspective for the study of religion, one that examines the works of transmission and innovation through the prism of learning. They argue that religious culture is socially and dynamically constructed by agents who are not mere passive recipients but engaged in active learning processes. Finding a middle way between the social and the cognitive, they see learning religions not as a mechanism of “downloading” but also as a social process with its relational dimension.
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9781845455941 |
| ISBN10 | 1845455940 |
| Number Of Pages | 248 |
| Item Weight | 340 g |
| Publisher / Reseller | Berghahn Books |
| Format | paperback |
Media Reviews
“This volume demonstrates that a formidable barrier divides social and the cognitive anthropologists. Sperber, Bloch, Whitehouse, and even the very Durkheimian Mary Douglas have been encouraging a merger between cognitive studies, hermeneutics, and ethnography, while others have been more reticent or antagonistic…Either way, this work has helped to advance the discussion.” · Anthropos
“This volume is a valuable contribution to an emergent field of study, and will appeal to scholars who seek new interdisciplinary approaches.” · Social Anthropology/Anthropologie sociale
Author's Bio
David Berliner is an Assistant Professor at the Université Libre de Bruxelles (Belgium). He received his PhD from University of Brussels (2002). In 2001 he was a visiting PhD student at Saint Cross College, Oxford, and in 2003-2005 a post-doctoral fellow at Harvard University.