James L Cox

From Primitive to Indigenous

The Academic Study of Indigenous Religions

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Produktbeschreibung

The academic study of Indigenous Religions developed historically from missiological and anthropological sources, but little analysis has been devoted to this classification within departments of religious studies. Evaluating this assumption in the light of case studies drawn from Zimbabwe, Alaska and shamanic traditions, and in view of current debates over 'primitivism', James Cox mounts a defence for the scholarly use of the category 'Indigenous Religions'.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 206
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Februar 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 299g
• ISBN-13: 9781138265110
• ISBN-10: 113826511X
• Artikelnr.: 49032139

Autorenporträt

James L. Cox is Professor of Religious Studies in the School of Divinity at the University of Edinburgh, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1 The Academic Study of Indigenous Religions
Chapter 2 Essentialism and the World Religions Paradigm
Chapter 3 Defining 'Indigenous' Scientifically
Chapter 4 Towards a Socio-cultural, Non-essentialist Interpretation of Religion
Chapter 5 The Yupiit of Alaska
Chapter 6 The Adaptive Nature of Indigenous Religions in Zimbabwe
Chapter 7 Indigenous Religions and the Debate over Primitivism
Chapter 101 Afterword