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100	1		_aMatthews, Luke J., _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aTheorizing the anthropology of belief : _bmagic, conspiracies, and misinformation / _cLuke J. Matthews and Paul Robertson.
260			_aNew York, NY : _bRoutledge, _c2024.
300			_apages cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_a"This book explores both scientific and humanistic theoretical traditions in anthropology through the lens of ontology. The first part of the book examines different methods for generating valid anthropological knowledge, and proposes a shift in current consensus. Drawing on western scholars of antiquity and the medieval period and moving away from twentieth century theorists, it argues that we must first make ontological assumptions about the kinds of things that can exist (or not) before we can then develop epistemologies that study those kinds of things. The book goes on to apply the ontology-first theory to a set of case studies in modern day conspiracy theories, misinformation, and magical thinking. It asserts that we need to move away from unneeded metaphysical assumptions of conspiracy theories being misinformation, and argues that reconstructing particular historical events can be a fruitful zone for application of quantitative methods to humanistic questions. Theorizing the Anthropology of Belief is an excellent supplementary suitable for upper-level undergraduate and graduate courses in anthropological theory"-- _cProvided by publisher.
650		0	_aPhilosophical anthropology.
650		0	_aAnthropology _xMethodology.
650		0	_aOntology _xSocial aspects.
650		0	_aBelief and doubt.
700	1		_aRobertson, Paul _q(Paul Mark), _eauthor.
776	0	8	_iOnline version: _aMatthews, Luke J. _tTheorizing the anthropology of belief _dNew York, NY : Routledge, 2024 _z9781003360872 _w(DLC) 2023037813
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