Faces in the Clouds : a New Theory of Religion.

Faces in the Clouds : a New Theory of Religion.

Religion is universal human culture. No phenomenon is more widely shared or more intensely studied, yet there is no agreement on what religion is. Now, in Faces in the Clouds, anthropologist Stewart Guthrie provides a provocative definition of religion in a bold and persuasive new theory. Guthrie sa...

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Main Author: Guthrie, Stewart Elliott
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2015.
Subjects:
Anthropomorphism.
Religion > Controversial literature.
anthropomorphism.
Anthropomorphism
Religion
Controversial literature
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction; 1. The Need for a Theory; 2. Animism, Perception, and the Effort After Meaning; 3. The Origin of Anthropomorphism; 4. Anthropomorphism as Perception; 5. Anthropomorphism in the Arts; 6. Anthropomorphism in Philosophy and Science; 7. Religion as Anthropomorphism; Notes; References; Figure Credits; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z.

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