Format:
XII, 194 S.
,
Kt.
,
24 cm
ISBN:
0754655695
,
9780754655695
Series Statement:
Vitality of indigenous religions
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [173]-186) and index
,
The academic study of indigenous religions : underlying assumptions and historical developments -- Essentialism and the world religions paradigm -- Defining 'indigenous' scientifically -- Towards a socio-cultural, non-essentialist interpretation of religion -- The Yupiit of Alaska : the 'real people' -- The adaptive nature of indigenous religions in Zimbabwe -- Indigenous religions and the debate over primitivism
Language:
English
Subjects:
Ethnology
,
Theology
Keywords:
Religionswissenschaft
;
Religionsethnologie
;
Indigenes Volk
;
Religion
URL:
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip071/2006029305.html