Description: Further DetailsTitle: The Limits of MeaningCondition: NewSubtitle: Case Studies in the Anthropology of ChristianityISBN-10: 184545507XEAN: 9781845455071ISBN: 9781845455071Publisher: Berghahn BooksFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 10/01/2007Description: Too often, anthropological accounts of ritual leave readers with the impression that everything goes smoothly, that rituals are "meaningful events." But what happens when rituals fail, or when they seem "meaningless"? Drawing on research in the anthropology of Christianity from around the globe, the authors in this volume suggest that in order to analyze meaning productively, we need to consider its limits. This collection is a welcome new addition to the anthropology of religion, offering fresh debates on a classic topic and drawing attention to meaning in a way that other volumes have for key terms like "culture" and "fieldwork.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: GBItem Height: 229mmItem Length: 152mmItem Weight: 345gContributor: Matthew Engelke (Edited by), Matt Tomlinson (Edited by)Genre: Philosophy & SpiritualityTopic: Society & Culture, Social SciencesAuthor: Matthew EngelkeRelease Year: 2007 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: The Limits of Meaning
Title: The Limits of Meaning
Subtitle: Case Studies in the Anthropology of Christianity
ISBN-10: 184545507X
EAN: 9781845455071
ISBN: 9781845455071
Release Date: 10/01/2007
Release Year: 2007
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Contributor: Matt Tomlinson (Edited by)
Genre: Philosophy & Spirituality
Topic: Social Sciences
Number of Pages: 252 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Limits of Meaning : Case Studies in the Anthropology of Christianity
Publisher: Berghahn Books, Incorporated
Item Height: 0.5 in
Publication Year: 2007
Subject: Language, Christianity / Pentecostal & Charismatic, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Sociology of Religion
Item Weight: 12.2 Oz
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Religion, Philosophy, Social Science
Item Length: 9 in
Author: Matt Tomlinson
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
