Performance Theory and the Study of Ritual

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Introduction 1
4. Section 4. Textual Approaches
5. New Approaches to the Problem of Translation in the Study of Religion 13
6. The Use of Electronic Media in the Study of Sacred Texts 45
7. New Approaches: Literary Theory 59
8. Section 5. Comparative Approaches
9. Comparison in the Study of Religion 77
10. New Approaches to the Study of Syncretism 93
11. Performance Theory and the Study of Ritual 109
12. New Approaches to the Study of Religous Dance 139
13. Human Rights: An Important and Challenging New Field for the Study of Religion 165
14. Section 6. Social Sciences
15. A Survey of Advances in the Sociology of Religion (1980-2000) 195
16. Assessing Secularization Theory 229
17. Urbanization and Religion 255
18. Religion and Diaspora 275
19. Approaches to the Study of Religion in the Media 305
20. Beyond "Church and State" 321
21. Section 7. Cognition and Cross-Cultural Psychology
22. Cognitve Approaches to the Study of Religion 347
23. The Naturalness of Religious Concepts 401
24. Psychoanalyzing Prehistory 419
25. Conclusion 457
26. Backmatter 459