The Anthropology of Protestantism: Faith and Crisis Among Scottish Fishermen (Contemporary Anthropology of Religion)

Author: Joseph Webster
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Category: Religion: General, Christian Books, Protestantism & Protestant Churches, Christian Theology, Religious Groups: Social & Cultural Aspects, Anthropology, Social & Cultural Anthropology, Fisheries & Related Industries
Book Format: Paperback

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.

Joseph Webster

Introduction: Gamrie, Words, Signs PART I: GAMRIE 1. Situating Gamrie 2. The Triple Pinch PART II: WORDS 3. Preaching 4. Testimony 5. Fishing PART III: SIGNS 6. Providence and Attack 7. Eschatology Conclusion: Enchantment

Table Of Contents
Introduction: Gamrie, Words, Signs PART I: GAMRIE 1. Situating Gamrie 2. The Triple Pinch PART II: WORDS 3. Preaching 4. Testimony 5. Fishing PART III: SIGNS 6. Providence and Attack 7. Eschatology Conclusion: Enchantment
About Joseph Webster
Joseph Webster is Isaac Newton- Graham Robertson Research Fellow in Social Anthropology and Sociology at Downing College, University of Cambridge, UK.

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Barcode # 9781137527295
Brand Palgrave MacMillan
Artist / Author Joseph Webster
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