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020			_a9781844657117 _c£120
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245	0	4	_aThe handbook of contemporary animism _cedited by Graham Harvey.
260			_aDurham, UK _bAcumen, _c2013.
300			_aviii, 581 pages : _billustrations (black and white) ; _c25 cm
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 521-559) and index.
520	8		_aAnimism is an important part of many religions - from Shinto, Hinduism and Buddhism to Paganism and a range of indigenous religions - which connects the spiritual and material and holds that humans might not be unique in possessing souls or in being intentional agents. Over recent decades, research into animism has broadened its scope to consider, at one end, the vibrant roles of objects in human lives and, at the other, the possible similarities between humans and other species. "The Handbook of Contemporary Animism" brings together an international team of scholars to examine the full range of animist worldviews and practices. The Handbook opens with an examination of recent approaches to animism. This is followed by evaluations of ethnographic, cognitive, literary, performative, and material culture approaches as well as advances in activist and indigenous thinking about animism. "The Handbook of Contemporary Animism" invites readers to think creatively and critically about the world around us and will be invaluable to students and scholars of Religion, Sociology and Anthropology.
650		0	_aAnimism. _91232
650		7	_aReligion. _91233
700	1		_aHarvey, Graham, _eeditor of compilation. _91234
942			_2ddc _cBOOKS ENG
999			_c20152 _d20152