Feature Summary- The anthology includes a balance of classic and contemporary articles, on traditional and non-traditional topics. In addition to classic selections by Clifford Geertz, Victor Turner, Bronislaw Malinowski, and Anthony F. C. Wallace, the reader includes current anthropological views on such intriguing subjects as witchcraft, divination, ethnopsychiatry, polygamy, and the religious use of drugs.
- Accessible and engaging to students with no previous exposure to anthropology, the articles also encourage further thought, providing flexibility to instructors to choose articles according to the needs and levels of students.
- Abundant learning aids include extensive chapter overviews; insightful introductions for each article; an extensive index of subjects, authors, and titles; a frontispiece map showing the location of peoples discussed in the book; and a complete bibliography.
- The anthology contains articles about both Western and non-Western culture. At least one selection in each chapter relates to contemporary North America, so that students can more easily compare familiar religious beliefs with others outside their culture.
- Faculty supplements include an instructor's manual with learning objectives, reading summaries, and discussion questions organized by reading, along with a test bank featuring multiple choice questions.
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