04553cam a2200781Mi 4500 ocn878262809 OCoLC 20200709060106.0 m d cr |n||||||||| 140426s2007 nyu o 000 0 eng d EBLCP eng pn EBLCP OCLCQ JSTOR OCLCO OCLCF YDXCP DEBSZ OCLCO OCLCQ OCLCO OCL OCLCO OCLCQ CUS OCLCQ OCLCO N$T IDEBK 873806497 9780857457097 (electronic bk.) 0857457098 (electronic bk.) 9781461958581 146195858X 9781845455071 184545507X 9781845451707 1845451708 1845451078 714093 (N$T) (OCoLC)878262809 (OCoLC)873806497 22573/ctt7j0266 JSTOR BR115.C8 SOC002010 bisacsh REL079000 bisacsh 306.6/3 22 BE 3250 rvk LC 29000 rvk MAIN The Limits Of Meaning : Case Studies in the Anthropology of Christianity. New York, NY : Berghahn Books, 2007. 1 online resource (248 pages) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Print version record. Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Chapter 1 Meaning, Anthropology, Christianity; Chapter 2 When Silence Isn't Golden: Charismatic Speech and the Limits of Literalism; Chapter 3 Clarity and Charisma: On the Uses of Ambiguity in Ritual Life; Chapter 4 Rituals without Final Acts: Prayer and Success in World Vision Zimbabwe's Humanitarian Work; Chapter 5 Nationalism and Millenarianism in West Papua: Institutional Power, Interpretive Practice, and the Pursuit of Christian Truth; Chapter 6 The Limits of Meaning in Fijian Methodist Sermons. Chapter 7 Converting Meanings and the Meanings of Conversion in Samoan Moral EconomiesChapter 8 Dusty Signs and Roots of Faith: The Limits of Christian Meaning in Highland Bolivia; Chapter 9 Paranomics: On the Semiotics of Sacral Action; Afterword; List of Contributors; Index. Too often, anthropological accounts of ritual leave readers with the impression that everything goes smoothly, that rituals are ""meaningful events."" But what happens when rituals fail, or when they seem ""meaningless""? Drawing on research in the anthropology of Christianity from around the globe, the authors in this volume suggest that in order to analyze meaning productively, we need to consider its limits. This collection is a welcome new addition to the anthropology of religion, offering fresh debates on a classic topic and drawing attention to meaning in a way that other volumes have. Includes bibliographical references and index. OCLC control number change Christianity and culture Congresses. Ethnology Religious aspects Christianity Congresses. Meaning (Philosophy) Religious aspects Christianity Congresses. Anthropology of religion Congresses. SOCIAL SCIENCE Anthropology Cultural. bisacsh Anthropology of religion. fast (OCoLC)fst01738842 Christianity and culture. fast (OCoLC)fst00859660 Ethnology Religious aspects Christianity. fast (OCoLC)fst00916152 Meaning (Philosophy) Religious aspects Christianity. fast (OCoLC)fst01013154 Christianisme et civilisation. Ethnologie Aspect religieux Christianisme. Signification (Philosophie) Aspect religieux Christianisme. Electronic books. Conference papers and proceedings. fast (OCoLC)fst01423772 Engelke, Matthew, 1972- editor. Tomlinson, Matt, 1970- editor. Print version: Engelke, Matthew. Limits Of Meaning : Case Studies in the Anthropology of Christianity. New York, NY : Berghahn Books, ©2007 9781845455071 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=714093 EBL - Ebook Library EBLB EBL1337785 YBP Library Services YANK 11713120 EBSCOhost EBSC 714093 ProQuest MyiLibrary Digital eBook Collection IDEB cis28126271 92 N$T 54610 54610