From Primitive to Indigenous: The Academic Study of Indigenous ReligionsAshgate Publishing, Ltd., 2007 M01 1 - 194 pages The academic study of Indigenous Religions developed historically from missiological and anthropological sources, but little analysis has been devoted to this classification within departments of religious studies. Evaluating this assumption in the light of case studies drawn from Zimbabwe, Alaska and shamanic traditions, and in view of current debates over 'primitivism', James Cox mounts a defence for the scholarly use of the category 'Indigenous Religions'. |
Contents
Assumptions and Historical Developments | 9 |
Essentialism and the World Religions Paradigm 35 | 35 |
Defining Indigenous Scientifically | 53 |
Towards a Sociocultural Nonessentialist Interpretation of Religion | 75 |
The Real People | 95 |
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From Primitive to Indigenous: The Academic Study of Indigenous Religions James L. Cox Limited preview - 2016 |
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Aberdeen academic study African Religions African Traditional Religion Alaska amongst ancestor spirits animals approach argues assumptions beliefs and practices Bladder Festival Buddhism Campbell Chaminuka chapter Christianity chthonic classification conclusion contemporary contexts core shamanism course cultural dead definition of religion described developed Dzivaguru Edinburgh ethnic experience explains faith Feast Frazer Geertz Geoffrey Parrinder global groups Harvey Harvey's Hervieu-Léger Hervieu-Léger's Hinduism human identifiable communities Indigenous Religions indigenous societies Inupiat Islam Jainism kinship Korekore land Lion Handbook living Masuzawa mhondoro missionary modern Mount Darwin Nehanda neo-primitivism neo-shamanism Ninian Smart non-falsifiable alternate realities notes Oswalt Parrinder particular person Platvoet postulated Primal Religions primitive primitivism programme qasgiq refer region religious movements Religious Studies religious traditions Ridgeway rituals scholars of religion shaman Shona Sikhism social study of Indigenous study of religions term indigenous theological theory University University of Edinburgh village West Western world religions paradigm Yupiit Zezuru Zimbabwe