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... Clifford Geertz has given us a good way to understand the interrelation- ship of the conceptual and affective dimensions of a religion like ISKCON . In a seminal article entitled " Religion as a Cultural System , " Geertz concludes ...
... Clifford Geertz has given us a good way to understand the interrelation- ship of the conceptual and affective dimensions of a religion like ISKCON . In a seminal article entitled " Religion as a Cultural System , " Geertz concludes ...
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... Clifford Geertz's terms , the Krishna initiation ceremony clothes the conceptions of Krishna ( i.e. , the Krishna story ) with such a symbolic aura of factuality ( through the ritual performance ) that the moods and motivations ...
... Clifford Geertz's terms , the Krishna initiation ceremony clothes the conceptions of Krishna ( i.e. , the Krishna story ) with such a symbolic aura of factuality ( through the ritual performance ) that the moods and motivations ...
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... Clifford Geertz , “ Religion as a Cultural Sys- tem , " in Anthropological Approaches to the Study of Religion , pp . 1-46 . 21. William James , The Varieties of Religious Experience , pp . 114-160 . 22. Geertz , " Religion as a ...
... Clifford Geertz , “ Religion as a Cultural Sys- tem , " in Anthropological Approaches to the Study of Religion , pp . 1-46 . 21. William James , The Varieties of Religious Experience , pp . 114-160 . 22. Geertz , " Religion as a ...
Contents
Preface | 9 |
Godmen and Gurus | 25 |
The Transmission of Charisma | 43 |
Copyright | |
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