This intriguing three-volume set explores the ways in which religion is bound to the practice of daily life and how daily life is bound to religion. In Religion

Vernacular religion is religion as people experience, understand, and practice it. It shapes everyday culture and disrupts the traditional boundaries between 'o

"The reader is taken on a global exploration of the forms and diversities of religions and their social and cultural contexts... It is up to the minute in resea

This introductory text explores the historical and contemporary relevance of religion to social life, through an examination of practice and belief. Author Hunt

Makarios's Family: Manichaeans at Home in the Oasis -- Pamour's Connections: Religion beyond a Conflict Model -- Orion's Language: Manichaean Self-Designation i