Narrowing in from the broader context of the north Atlantic, through northern Europe, to Britain, northeast Scotland, and finally the fishing village of Gamrie, this anthropology of Protestantism examines millennialist faith and economic crisis. 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 (occurring within the ostensibly secular context of contemporary Scotland) also ...
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Narrowing in from the broader context of the north Atlantic, through northern Europe, to Britain, northeast Scotland, and finally the fishing village of Gamrie, this anthropology of Protestantism examines millennialist faith and economic crisis. 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 (occurring within the ostensibly secular context of contemporary Scotland) also call into question assumptions about the decline of religion in modern industrial societies. By chronicling how these individuals experience life as "enchanted," this book explores the global processes of religious conversion, economic crisis, and political struggle.
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Good. 20% restock fee on returns. Minor wear to cover. Some shelf wear. Binding is tight. Clean pages. No notes, highlighting, underlining. Satisfaction guaranteed.
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NF. Wrappers. Light blue spine and rear cover, colorful photographic front cover are all clean and bright. Book has a nearly unnoticable trace of rubbing at the tips of its corners. Binding is straight and tight. Pages are all clean, white, and crisp. 244 pages. Illustrated with photographs and a couple charts.
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