The Anthropology of Protestantism Faith and Crisis among Scottish Fishermen [Paperback]

Through his ethnographic study of the fishermen and their religious beliefs, Webster speaks to larger debates about religious radicalism, materiality, economy, language, and the symbolic. These debates also call into question assumptions about the decline of religion in modern industrial societies.Introduction: Gamrie, Words, Signs PART I: GAMRIE 1. Situating Gamrie 2. The Triple Pinch PART II: WORDS 3. Preaching 4. Testimony 5. Fishing PART III: SIGNS 6. Providence and Attack 7. Eschatology Conclusion: Enchantment

A provocative study that draws on the traditional strengths of [anthropology]: village community, reflexive ethnography, ritual and everyday life . . . In addition to scholars of Christianity, anthropologists of Europe, and those interested in the globalization of religion generally, this book could make a good pairing with other works on religious life taking different theoretical turns and engaging distinct ethnographic settings . . . Webster's work makes an excellent contribution to the Contemporary Anthropology of Religion series and portends more good things to come from this young scholar. - Anthropology News

'An innovative attempt to understand the relationship between language and materiality in terms of the Protestant doctrine of consubstantiation . . . The Anthropology of Protestantism enriches the engagement between anthropology and theology, and is a valuable contribution to the anthropology of Christianity and the study of language and materiality. It deserves to earn a wide readership.' - The Anthropology of Christianity Bibliographic Blog

Webster's timely and fascinating book takes us inside the world of an austere traditional community of Protestant Brethren who must confront the radical economic and ecological crisis of the contemporary fishing industry, but with their gaze always fixed on the End of Days. The Anthropology of Protestantism takes us beyond the established study of Pentecostal l3^