An Introduction to the Anthropology of Religion
An Introduction to the Anthropology of Religion
This project originates from an invitation of the Portuguese publishing house Angelus Novus to write an introductory book on the anthropology of religion for a series called Biblioteca Mínima (translatable as ‘Essential Library'). This series covers a wide range of topics pertaining to the domains of the social sciences, humanities and arts. It comprises a number of disciplinary sections (such as Anthropology) and each of these in turn comprises a number of thematic volumes (such as Religion). All the books in the series have a standard format (128 pages, a short introduction, four or five chapters, a short conclusion, and a bibliography with no more than 25 entries). The challenge is to write a book that summarises classical as well as contemporary anthropological key approaches to religion, rendering them available to the non-specialised reader in a concise and clear manner.
Anthropology of Religion, Introductory Manual, History of Anthropology, Contemporary Trends in Anthropology
This project originates from an invitation of the Portuguese publishing house Angelus Novus to write an introductory book on the anthropology of religion for a series called Biblioteca Mínima (translatable as ‘Essential Library'). This series covers a wide range of topics pertaining to the domains of the social sciences, humanities and arts. It comprises a number of disciplinary sections (such as Anthropology) and each of these in turn comprises a number of thematic volumes (such as Religion). All the books in the series have a standard format (128 pages, a short introduction, four or five chapters, a short conclusion, and a bibliography with no more than 25 entries). The challenge is to write a book that summarises classical as well as contemporary anthropological key approaches to religion, rendering them available to the non-specialised reader in a concise and clear manner.
