At the Mountains’ Altar: Anthropology of Religion in an Andean Community
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As well as addressing classical approaches in the anthropology of religion to rural modernity, Salomon engages with newer currents such as cognitive-evolution models, power-oriented critiques, the ontological reworking of relativism, and the "new materialism" in the context of a deep-rooted Andean ethos. He reflects on central questions such as: Why does sacred ritualism seem almost universal? Is it seated in social power, human psychology, symbolic meanings, or cultural logics? Are varied theories compatible? Is "religion" still a tenable category in the post-colonial world?
At the Mountains’ Altar is a valuable resource for students taking courses on the anthropology of religion, Andean cultures, Latin American ethnography, religious studies, and indigenous peoples of the Americas.
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About the author
Frank Salomon is the John V. Murra Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, USA, and Adjunct Professor of Anthropology at the University of Iowa, USA.
