Between Life and Thought – Existential Anthropology and the Study of Religion

Between Life and ThoughtExistential Anthropology and the Study of Religion\nAuthor(s): Don Seeman, Devaka Premawardhana\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: University of Toronto Press, Canada\nImprint: University of Toronto Press\nISBN-13: 9781487552589, 978-1487552589\nSynopsis\nExistential anthropology is an approach inspired by existential and phenomenological thought to further our understanding of the human condition. Its ethnographic methodology emphasizes embodied experience and focuses on what is at stake for people amid the contingencies, struggles, and uncertainties of everyday life. While anthropological research on religion abounds, there has been little systematic attention to the ways anthropology and religious studies might benefit from better consideration of one another or from the adoption of a shared existential perspective.\n\n Between Life and Thought gathers leading anthropologists and religion scholars, including some of existential anthropologys most recognized advo.