From Primitive to Indigenous
The Academic Study of Indigenous Religions
Published on 22. April 2016
206 pages
978-1-317-13188-5 (ISBN)
Description
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'.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Reflowable
File size
3,17 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-317-13188-5 (9781317131885)
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Person
James L. Cox is Professor of Religious Studies in the School of Divinity at the University of Edinburgh, UK.
Content
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;
