Review: Giumbelli, Emerson (2014), Símbolos Religiosos em Controvérsia. São Paulo: Terceiro Nome

Abstract

In a time when the concept of 'symbol' seems to be falling into the margins of anthropological debate, the book Símbolos Religiosos em Controvérsias (Religious Symbols in Controversies), by Emerson Giumbelli, offers us an important reminder that symbols still do matter. Decades after the contributions of Keesing, Geertz, Turner, Douglas and others, we realize that matters of representation, iconicity and metaphor still seem to play an important role in the way we relate to each other and engage in political activity. The view