2008 Clifford
Geertz Prize
in the Anthropology
of Religion
ANNOUNCEMENT
CLIFFORD GEERTZ PRIZE IN THE ANTHROPOLOGY OF RELIGION
The Society for the Anthropology of Religion is pleased to announce the results of the 2008 competition for the Clifford Geertz Prize in the Anthropology of Religion.
2008 Winner:
A Problem of Presence: Beyond Scripture in an African Church
Matthew Engelke
University of California Press
http://www.ucpress.edu/books/pages/10678.php
Honorable Mention:
Islamic Narrative and Authority in Southeast Asia
Thomas Gibson
Palgrave MacMillan
http://www.palgrave-usa.com/catalog/product.aspx?isbn=1403979839Please join us for the presentation of these awards at the Society's Business Meeting on Saturday, November 22, 2008, at the American Anthropological Association Annual Meeting in San Francisco, from 6:15 to 7:30 PM
Reception to follow
The winning books were selected from an outstanding field of almost 40 nominees through a stringent juried competition. The Society would like to thank all of those who submitted or nominated books, and especially the members of the jury, for taking part in the process.
Past prizes: 2007