Learning religion : anthropological approaches
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Learning religion : anthropological approaches
（Methodology and history in anthropology, v. 17）
Berghahn Books, 2007
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [209]-228) and index
Contents of Works
- On learning religion : an introduction / David Berliner and Ramon Sarró
- Learning to believe : a preliminary approach / Carlo Severi
- Menstrual slaps and first blood celebrations : inference, simulation and the learning of ritual / Michael Houseman
- The accidental in religious instruction : ideas and convictions / David Parkin
- On catching up with oneself : learning to know that one means what one does / Michael Lambek
- How do you learn to know that it is God who speaks? / T.M. Luhrmann
- How to learn in an Afro-Brazilian spirit possession religion : ontology and multiplicity in Candombl / Marcio Goldman
- Learning to be a proper medium : middle-class womanhood and spirit mediumship at Christian rationalist seances in Cape Verde / Joao Vasconcelos
- Copyright and authorship : ritual speech and the new market of words in Toraja / Aurora Donzelli
- Learning faith : young Christians and catechism / Laurence Herault
- What is interesting about Chinese religion / Charles Stafford
- The sound of witchcraft : noise as mediation in religious transmission / Michael Rowlands
Description and Table of Contents
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.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1. On Learning Religion: An Introduction
David Berliner and Ramon Sarro
Chapter 2. Learning to Believe: A Preliminary Approach
Carlo Severi
Chapter 3. Menstrual Slaps and First Blood Celebrations: Inference, Simulation and the Learning of Ritual
Michael Houseman
Chapter 4. The Accidental in Religious Instruction: Ideas and Convictions
David Parkin
Chapter 5. On Catching Up With Oneself: Learning to Know That One Means What One Does
Michael Lambek
Chapter 6. How Do You Learn to Know That it is God Who Speaks?
T.M. Luhrmann
Chapter 7. How to Learn in an Afro-Brazilian Spirit Possession Religion: Ontology and Multiplicity in Candomble
Marcio Goldman
Chapter 8. Learning to be a Proper Medium: Middle-Class Womanhood and Spirit Mediumship at Christian Rationalist Seances in Cape Verde
Joao Vasconcelos
Chapter 9. Copyright and Authorship: Ritual Speech and the New Market of Words in Toraja
Aurora Donzelli
Chapter 10. Learning Faith: Young Christians and Catechism
Laurence Herault
Chapter 11. What is Interesting about Chinese Religion
Charles Stafford
Chapter 12. The Sound of Witchcraft: Noise as Mediation in Religious Transmission
Michael Rowlands
Bibliography
Notes on Contributors
Index
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