The Anthropology of Protestantism
Faith and Crisis among Scottish Fishermen
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Sociology, Marriage & Family, Anthropology, Religion & Spirituality
| Author: | Joseph Webster | ISBN: | 9781137336545 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan US | Publication: | June 19, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan | Language: | English |
| Author: | Joseph Webster |
| ISBN: | 9781137336545 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan US |
| Publication: | June 19, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Language: | English |
Through his ethnographic study of the fishermen and their religious beliefs, Webster speaks to larger debates about religious radicalism, materiality, economy, language, and the symbolic. These debates also call into question assumptions about the decline of religion in modern industrial societies.
Through his ethnographic study of the fishermen and their religious beliefs, Webster speaks to larger debates about religious radicalism, materiality, economy, language, and the symbolic. These debates also call into question assumptions about the decline of religion in modern industrial societies.
