A lucid outline of explanations of religious phenomena offered by such great thinkers as Hegel, Marx, and Weber.

This important textbook provides a critical introduction to the social anthropology of religion, focusing on more recent classical ethnographies. Comprehensive,

Anthropology of Religion: The Basics is an accessible and engaging introductory text organized around key issues that all anthropologists of religion face. This

Drawing from ethnographic examples found throughout the world, this revised and updated text, hailed as the "best general text on religion in anthropology avail

This lively and readable survey introduces students to key areas of the field and shows how to apply an anthropological approach to the study of contemporary wo