Anthropology of Religion and Modernity

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Survey of major works in the anthropology of religion, including Turner, Geertz, Comaroffs, Rappaport, Asad, Mahmood, Taussig, etc. Topics include nationalism, the state, gender, sexuality, colonialism, pilgrimage, ritual, media, globalization, conversion, and the public sphere. Ethnographies of diverse religious cultures are also included.