| Eastern Christians in Anthropological Perspective: Volume 9 Contributor(s): Hann, Chris (Editor), Goltz, Hermann (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0520260562 ISBN-13: 9780520260566 Publisher: University of California Press OUR PRICE: $34.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - General - Religion | Christianity - Orthodox |
| Dewey: 306.681 |
| LCCN: 2009035398 |
| Series: Anthropology of Christianity |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (1.15 lbs) 392 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian - Cultural Region - Eastern Europe |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Sociocultural anthropologists have taken increasing interest in the global communities established by Roman Catholic and Protestant churches, but the many streams of Eastern Christianity have so far been neglected. Eastern Christians in Anthropological Perspective fills this gap in the literature. The essays in this pioneering collection examine the primary distinguishing features of the Eastern traditions-iconography, hymnology, ritual, and pilgrimage-through meticulous ethnographic analysis. Particular attention is paid to the revitalization of Orthodox and Greek Catholic churches that were repressed under Marxist-Leninist regimes. |