Magic, Science and Religion and the Scope of Rationality |
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Author:
| Tambiah, Stanley J. |
Series title: | Lewis Henry Morgan Lectures |
ISBN: | 978-0-521-37631-0 |
Publication Date: | Mar 1990 |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $25.99 |
Book Description:
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In the Western tradition, the boundaries between magic, science and religion have been continually contested. In this straightforward text, Professor Tambiah shows that modern anthropological theorists drew upon the classical sources but introduced new, ethnographic case materials.
In the Western tradition, the boundaries between magic, science and religion have been continually contested. In this straightforward text, Professor Tambiah shows that modern anthropological theorists drew upon the classical sources but introduced new, ethnographic case materials.