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The Limits of Meaning

Case Studies in the Anthropology of Christianity

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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.

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The Limits of Meaning, Matthew Eric Engelke, Matt Tomlinson

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Titul
The Limits of Meaning
Podtitul
Case Studies in the Anthropology of Christianity
Jazyk
anglicky
Vydavateľ
Berghahn Books
Rok vydania
2006
Väzba
pevná
Počet strán
248
ISBN10
1845451708
ISBN13
9781845451707
Série
Anotácia
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.