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Play and power in religion : collected essays / André Droogers.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Religion and reason ; 50.Publication details: Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, ©2012.Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
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ISBN:
  • 3110259516
  • 9783110259513
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version:: No titleDDC classification:
  • 201/.7 23
LOC classification:
  • BL65.P6 D76 2011
Other classification:
  • online - EBSCO
  • 200
  • BE 1620
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Contents:
pt. 1. Marginality, play and power -- -pt. 2. Two fields -- pt. 3. Methodological applications.
Summary: The relationship between religion, power and play is a promising theme in the study of religion. This collection of essays contains André Droogers' most relevant articles on their interconnectedness. Having worked on three continents, researching and lecturing in both anthropology and religious studies, he was able to explore the theme in an interdisciplinary and comparative way. While acknowledging the increasingly political role of religion, the inclusion of play opens surprising and sometimes amusing new perspectives.
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - EBSCO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (ebsco)420545

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Print version record.

pt. 1. Marginality, play and power -- -pt. 2. Two fields -- pt. 3. Methodological applications.

The relationship between religion, power and play is a promising theme in the study of religion. This collection of essays contains André Droogers' most relevant articles on their interconnectedness. Having worked on three continents, researching and lecturing in both anthropology and religious studies, he was able to explore the theme in an interdisciplinary and comparative way. While acknowledging the increasingly political role of religion, the inclusion of play opens surprising and sometimes amusing new perspectives.