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Anthropology of Religious Conversion

Häftad, Engelska, 2003

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The Anthropology of Religious Conversion paints a picture of conversion far more complex than its customary image in anthropology and religious studies. Conversion is very seldom simply a sudden moment of insight or inspiration; it is a change both of individual consciousness and of social belonging, of mental attitude and of physical experience, whose unfolding depends both on its cultural setting and on the distinct individuals who undergo it. The book explores religious conversion in a variety of cultural settings and considers how anthropological approaches can help us understand the phenomenon. Fourteen case studies span historical and geographical contexts, including the contemporary United States, modern and medieval Europe, and non-western societies in South Asia, Melanesia, and South America. They discuss conversion to Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism, Islam, and Spiritualism. Combining ethnographic description with theoretical analysis, authors consider the nature and meaning of conversion, its social and political dimensions, and its relationship to individual religious experience.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2003-08-18
Mått150 x 228 x 14 mm
Vikt336 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor256
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9780742517783

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Religion: allmänt inom Filosofi och religion
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Part 1 PrefacePart 2 In Memoriam: Morton KlassChapter 3 The Anthropology of Conversion: An IntroductionPart 4 Part One: Conversion and Social ProcessesChapter 5 Continuous Conversion? The Rhetoric, Practice, and Rhetorical Practice of Charismatic Protestant CoversionChapter 6 Agency, Bureaucracy and Religious Conversion: Ethiopian "Felashmura" Immigrants to IsraelChapter 7 Converted Innocents and their Trickster Heroes: The Politics of Proselytising in IndiaChapter 8 Comparing Conversion among the Dani of Irian JayaChapter 9 The Meanings of Conversion in Jewish CopenhagenChapter 10 Conversion and Marginality in Southern IndiaPart 11 Part Two: Conceptualizing Conversion: Alternative PerspectivesChapter 12 The Place of Evil in Aguaruna Evangelical Conversion NarrativesChapter 13 Turning the Belly: Insights on Religious Conversion from New Guinea Gut FeelingsChapter 14 Constraint and Freedom in Icelandic ConversionsChapter 15 Mystical Experiences, American Culture, and Conversion to Christian Spiritualist ChurchesPart 16 Part Three: Conversion and Individual ExperienceChapter 17 "Limin' wid Ja": Spiritual Baptists who become Rastafarians and then become Spiritual Baptists againChapter 18 Converting to what? Embodied Culture and Adoption of New BeliefsChapter 19 From Jehovah Witness to Benedictine Nun: Conversion, Enculturation, and Formation as an ongoing ProcessChapter 20 Converted Christians, Shamans, and the House of God: An Analysis of the Reasons for Conversion given by the Western Toba (Gran Chaco, Argentina)Part 21 Afterword: Anthropology and the Study of Conversion

This is a most welcome book. In it anthropologists, Christian and non-Christian, do deep, sympathetic studies of religious conversion, both individual and corporate, to Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism, Spiritism, and Rastafarianism. The do what anthropologists do best—give us thick descriptions of conversion from the perspectives of converts themselves. . . In these penetrating studies, the authors show us by way of ethnographic detail the complex intertwining of personal, social, cultural, and spiritual factors that are involved.