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I ntrod ucing Anthrop olo g y

o f R e l ig io n

Introducing Anthropology of Religion: Culture to the Ultimate is the ideal starting point for

students beginning their studies of the anthropological study of religion.

Jack David Eller , an experienced college teacher, introduces students to the key

areas of the ﬁeld and shows how to apply an anthropological approach to the study

of contemporary world religions. This lively and readable survey covers all the

traditional topics of anthropology of religion, including definitions and theories,

beliefs, symbols and language, and ritual and myth, and combines analytic and

conceptual discussion with up-to-date ethnography and theory.

Using copious examples from religions from around the world—both familiar and

unfamiliar—and two mini-case studies in each chapter, Eller also explores classic

and contemporary anthropological contributions to important but often overlooked

issues such as violence and fundamentalism, morality, secularization, religion

in America, and new religious movements. Introducing Anthropology of Religion

demonstrates that anthropology is both relevant and essential for understanding the

world we inhabit today.

Jack David Eller teaches anthropology at the Metropolitan State College of Denver.

His previous publications include Violence and Culture: An Interdisciplinary and Cross-

Cultural Approach (2005) and From Culture to Ethnicity to Conflict: An Anthropological

Perspective on International Ethnic Conﬂict (1999).

Introducing Anthropology

of Religion

Culture to the Ultimate

Jack David Eller

First published 2007

by Routledge

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Simultaneously published in the UK

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ISBN 0-203-94624-3 Master e-book ISBN

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