"How might we transform a folk category - in this case religion - into an analytical category suitable for cross-cultural research? In this volume, the author addresses that question. He critically explores various approaches to the problem of conceptualizing religion, particula…
Part I: Orientations -- Introduction -- The ethnographer as pontifex -- Part II: Homage to three pioneers -- E.B. Tylor and the anthropology of religion -- Culture in phylogenetic perspective : an appreciation of the contributions of A.I. Hallowell -- Part III: Beliefs -- On wha…
Main description: This volume consists of 12 essays published by the author between the years 1997-2007, a thirteenth paper read at a conference in 2006, and a long introduction prepared specifically for the collection. All of the essays deal with epistemological issues attendan…