Ecstasy, Ritual, and Alternate Reality: Religion in a Pluralistic World

By Felicitas D. Goodman

Book Overview

"An important book which deserves the careful attention of seriousstudents of religion." -- Religious StudiesReview Anthropologist and spiritual explorer Felicitas Goodmanoffers a "unified field theory" of religion as human behavior. Sheexamines ritual, the religious trance, alternate reality, ethics and moral code, andthe named category designating religion.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253318998
• ISBN13: 9780253318992
• Release Date: January 1988
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 193 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 9.9"