George D. Chryssides is Research Fellow in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at York St John University, UK. His publications include The Study of Religion (Bloomsbury, 2014) and The Bloomsbury Companion to Studying Christians (Bloomsbury, 2020). Amy Whitehead is Senior Lecturer in Social Anthropology at Massey University, New Zealand. Her publications include Religious Statues and Personhood: Testing the Role of Materiality (Bloomsbury, 2013) and she is the managing editor for Bloomsbury Studies in Material Religion.
Though aimed for more advanced readers, the book has significant value for undergraduate and graduate students, teachers, and those simply interested in religion and culture. The quality of thought and writing make it a valuable contribution to religious and cultural studies. * Nova Religio *