ANNOUNCEMENT
CLIFFORD GEERTZ PRIZE IN THE ANTHROPOLOGY OF RELIGION

 

The Society for the Anthropology of Religion is pleased to announce the results of the inaugural competition for the Clifford Geertz Prize in the Anthropology of Religion.

 

2007 Winner:

After the Massacre: Commemoration and Consolation in Ha My and My Lai
Heonik Kwon
University of California Press
http://www.ucpress.edu/books/pages/10617.html

 

Honorable Mention:

The Ethical Soundscape: Cassette Sermons and Islamic Counterpublics
Charles Hirschkind
Columbia University Press
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/cup/catalog/data/023113/0231138180.HTM

Please join us for the presentation of these awards on Saturday, December 1 at the SAR Business Meeting, 6:15 – 7:30 p.m.
Hoover Room, Marriott Woodley Park

Reception to follow

The SAR would like to thank the members of the Prize Committee, Adeline Masquelier, Michael Lambek, Robert Hefner,  Ellen Badone and chair Andrew Buckser, for their time and commitment. Over 40 outstanding books were considered by the committee for the 2007 prize. The wide range of topics and theoretical perspectives represented by these books reflect the excitement and high quality of current work in the anthropology of religion.  The SAR also extends its thanks to all the authors and publishers who submitted works to this inaugural competition.

 

LAST UPDATE: November 21 2007