In Search of the Sacred

Traces the growth and development of two related disciplines, anthropology and the study of religions. Locating these within the intellectual climate of the 19t... » 

Traces the growth and development of two related disciplines, anthropology and the study of religions. Locating these within the intellectual climate of the 19th century, the author reveals how each has influenced the other, and explores the criticism that they have aided colonial domination. «