Anthropological Approaches to the Study of Religion

As the basic questions of social structure were elucidated there came a quickening of interest among social anthropologists in the study of religion. This volume comprises a collection of such essays.
As the basic questions of social structure were elucidated there came a quickening of interest among social anthropologists in the study of religion. Chapters in this book include:
* Religion as a Cultural System (Clifford Geertz)
* Colour Classification in Ndembu Religion (Victor W. Turner)
* Religion: Problems of Definition and Explanation (Melford E. Spiro)
* Fathers, Elders and Ghosts in Edo Religion (R.E. Bradbury)
* Territorial Groupings and Relgion among the Iraqw (Edward H. Winter).
First published in 1966.