Through his ethnographic study of the fishermen and their religious beliefs, Webster speaks to larger debates about religious radicalism, materiality, economy, language, and the symbolic. These debates also call into question assumptions about the decline of religion in modern industrial societies.
Inhoudsopgave
Introduction: Gamrie, Words, Signs PART I: GAMRIE 1. Situating Gamrie 2. The Triple Pinch PART II: WORDS 3. Preaching 4. Testimony 5. Fishing PART III: SIGNS 6. Providence and Attack 7. Eschatology Conclusion: Enchantment
Over de auteur
Joseph Webster is Isaac Newton- Graham Robertson Research Fellow in Social Anthropology and Sociology at Downing College, University of Cambridge, UK.
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Taal Engels ● Formaat PDF ● Pagina’s 244 ● ISBN 9781137336545 ● Bestandsgrootte 1.9 MB ● Uitgeverij Palgrave Macmillan US ● Stad New York ● Land US ● Gepubliceerd 2013 ● Downloadbare 24 maanden ● Valuta EUR ● ID 2712791 ● Kopieerbeveiliging Sociale DRM