1st Edition
Dumont on Religion Difference, Comparison, Transgression
By Ivan Strenski
Copyright 2008
158 Pages
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Routledge
158 Pages
by
Routledge
192 Pages
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Routledge
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Louis Dumont was a prominent anthropologist and sociologist whose work - notably on Indian society - influenced the study of religion. 'Dumont on Religion' introduces Dumont's work on kinship studies, structural theory, and his views on idealism. Subjects of particular interest to students of religion are highlighted, including Dumont's concepts of the sacred and profane, pure and impure,... Read more
Chapter 1: What Can We Learn from Louis Dumont? Chapter 2: A Contrarian's Most Contrarian Notion: Dumont on Hierarchy Chapter 3: Our Individualism and Its Religious Origins Chapter 4: The Comparative Risks of Comparison: On Not "Remaining Caged within Our Own Frame of Reference" Chapter 5: Conclusion: Dumont's Morality and Social Cosmology
Biography
Ivan Strenski is Professor and Holstein Endowed Chairholder in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of California, Riverside.
