Religion in Context: Cults and Charisma - Softcover

Lewis, I. M.

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9780521315968: Religion in Context: Cults and Charisma

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ISBN 10: 0521315964 ISBN 13: 9780521315968

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1986

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'The book, complete with punctilious notes for each chapter and a well selected bibliography, may serve as a stimulus for the thinking anthropologist as well as a valuable choice for the attentive reader.' Man

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Religion in Context reveals connections between cults and religions by examining phenomena such as witchcraft, cannibalism, and shamanism. This expanded and updated edition illuminates critical aspects of religious power, and will be of value to anyone concerned with the nature of religion in the modern world.

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