Patterns of Thought in Africa and the West
Subtitle: Essays on Magic, Religion and Science
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: July 13, 1997
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 483
ISBN-13: 9780521369268
Subjects: Social & cultural anthropology; Social Science; Religious Anthropology; Literature - Classics / Criticism; Politics/International Relations; Anthropology - Cultural; Ethnic & Tribal; Africa--Religion; Social Science / Anthropology / General; Anthropology - General
First sentence: In recent British anthropology three principal types of working definition have been used in approaching the comparative study of religion.