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PublisherIndiana University Press

ISBN-100253207266

ISBN-139780253207265

eBay Product ID (ePID)66109

Product Key Features

Number of Pages208 Pages

Publication NameEcstasy, Ritual, and Alternate Reality : Religion in a Pluralistic World

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year1988

SubjectGeneral

FeaturesReprint

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaBody, Mind & Spirit, Religion

AuthorFelicitas D. Goodman

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.5 in

Item Weight11.4 Oz

Item Length8.9 in

Item Width6.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN87-046248

Dewey Edition19

Grade FromCollege Graduate Student

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal200

Edition DescriptionReprint

Table Of ContentAcknowledgments Introduction Part One: Theory Chapter 1. The Religious: Can It Be Defined? Chapter 2. Human Evolution and the Origins and Evolution of Religious Behavior Chapter 3. The Independent Variable: Interaction with the Habitat Chapter 4. Dependent Variables Ritual Behavior The Religious Trance The Alternate Reality Good Fortune, Misfortune, and the Rituals of Divination Ethics and Its Relation to Religious Behavior The Semantics of "Religion" Part Two: Ethnography Chapter 5. The Hunter-Gatherers Chapter 6. The Horticulturalists Chapter 7. The Agriculturalists Chapter 8. The Nomadic Pastoralists Chapter 9. The City Dwellers Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

SynopsisShe examines ritual, the religious trance, alternate reality, ethics and moral code, and the named category designating religion., "An important book which deserves the careful attention of serious students of religion." --Religious Studies Review Anthropologist and spiritual explorer Felicitas Goodman offers a "unified field theory" of religion as human behavior. She examines ritual, the religious trance, alternate reality, ethics and moral code, and the named category designating religion.