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The limits of meaning : case studies in the anthropology of Christianity
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The limits of meaning : case studies in the anthropology of Christianity

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Meaning, anthropology, Christianity / Matt Tomlinson and Matthew Engelke
When silence isn't golden : charismatic speech and the limits of literalism / Simon Coleman
Clarity and charisma : on the uses of ambiguity in ritual life / Matthew Engelke
Rituals without final acts : prayer and success in World Vision Zimbabwe's humanitarian work / Erica Bornstein
Nationalism and millenarianism in West Papua : institutional power, interpretive practice, and the pursuit of Christian truth / Danilyn Rutherford
The limits of meaning in Fijian Methodist sermons / Matt Tomlinson
Converting meanings and the meanings of conversion in Samoan moral economies / Ilana Gershon
Dusty signs and roots of faith : the limits of Christian meaning in highland Bolivia / Andrew Orta
Paranomics : on the semiotics of sacral action / James Faubion
Afterword : on limits, ruptures, meaning, and meaninglessness / Joel Robbins.

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The limits of meaning : case studies in the anthropology of Christianity. ISBN 1845451708. Published by Berghahn Books in 2006. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.

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