READER IN COMPARATIVE RELIGION : An Anthropological Approach (2nd Edition)

Lessa, William A.; Vogt, Evon Z.

Language: English

Published by Harper & Row, New York, NY, 1965

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Text/Tidy underlining to pgs 9 - 60 of Chapter 1, else As New. Taupe linen boards/NF. DJ/None. PO label to fEP. Anthology of classic essays, spanning some 100 years, of anthropological analysis of religious systems. First published 1958; this is the 2nd Edition of 1965. Essays grouped into 12 chapters: 1, The Origin & Development of Religion; 2, The Function of Religion in Society; 3, Myth & Ritual; 4, Symbolism; 5, Mana & Taboo; 6, Totemism; 7, Magic, Witchcraft, & Divination; 8, The Magical Treatment of Illness; 9, Death, Ghosts & Ancestor Worship; 10, Shamans & Priests; 11, Dynamics in Religion; and 12, New Methods of Analysis, followed biographical sketches of contributors. Strong copy despite underling.

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Title
READER IN COMPARATIVE RELIGION : An Anthropological Approach (2nd Edition)
Author
Lessa, William A.; Vogt, Evon Z.
Publisher
Harper & Row, New York, NY
Publication year
1965
Condition
Very Good
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Binding
Hardcover
Language
English
Edition
2nd Edition, First Thus
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