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Author | : Jens Kreinath |
Publisher | : New York : P. Lang |
Total Pages | : 306 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Religion and sociology |
ISBN | : |
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Most ritual participants claim that their rituals have been the same since time immemorial. Citing recent research in ritual studies, this book illustrates how, on the contrary, rituals are often subject to dynamic changes. When do rituals change? When is the change accidental and when is it on purpose? Are certain kinds of rituals more stable or unstable than others? Which elements of rituals are liable to change and which are relatively stable? Who has the power to change rituals? Who decides to accept a change or not? The Dynamics of Changing Rituals attempts to address these questions within this new field of ritual studies.
Author | : Jens Kreinath |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 594 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9004153438 |
Download Theorizing Rituals Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Volume two of Theorizing Rituals mainly consists of an annotated bibliography of more than 400 items covering those books, edited volumes and essays that are considered most relevant for the field of ritual theory. Instead of proposing yet another theory of ritual, the bibliography is a comprehensive monument documenting four decades of theorizing rituals.
Author | : Ute Hüsken |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 390 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9004158111 |
Download When Rituals Go Wrong Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This volume investigates the implications of breaking ritual rules, of failed performances and of the extinction of ritual systems. The essays thus break new ground in the comparative analysis of rituals and introduce new perspectives to ritual studies.
Author | : O. Hekster |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 392 |
Release | : 2009-05-20 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9047428277 |
Download Ritual Dynamics and Religious Change in the Roman Empire Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This volume presents the proceedings of the eighth workshop of the international network 'Impact of Empire', which concentrates on the history of the Roman Empire. It focuses on the impact the Roman Empire had on changes in ritual and further religious behaviour in the empire.
Author | : Brian K. Pennington |
Publisher | : State University of New York Press |
Total Pages | : 310 |
Release | : 2018-02-01 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1438469047 |
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Religious rituals are often seen as unchanging and ahistorical bearers of long-standing traditions. But as this book demonstrates, ritual is a lively platform for social change and innovation in the religions of South Asia. Drawing from Hindu and Jain examples in India, Nepal, and North America, the essays in this volume, written by renowned scholars of religion, explore how the intentional, conscious, and public invention or alteration of ritual can effect dramatic social transformation, whether in dethroning a Nepali king or sanctioning same-sex marriage. Ritual Innovation shows how the very idea of ritual as a conservative force misreads the history of religion by overlooking ritual's inherent creative potential and its adaptability to new contexts and circumstances.
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Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 267 |
Release | : 2019-07-08 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 900440595X |
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In the past decades, the dynamics of rituals has been a productive topic of research. This volume investigates questions surrounding the ritual dynamics in (holy) Jewish and Christian texts, and cases where rituals of different religious communities interacted.
Author | : Ute Hüsken |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 417 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0415553784 |
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This text explores the interaction of rituals and ritualised practices in a range of different cultural, local and historical settings. It discusses whether and why rituals are important today, and why they are possibly even more relevant than before.
Author | : Impact of Empire (Organization). Workshop |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 393 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9004174818 |
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This volume presents the proceedings of the eighth workshop of the international network 'Impact of Empire', which concentrates on the history of the Roman Empire and brings together ancient historians, archaeologists, classicists and specialists in Roman law from some thirty European and North American universities. The eighth volume focuses on the impact of the Roman Empire on religious behaviour, with a special focus on the dynamics of ritual. The volume is divided into three sections: ritualising the empire, performing civic community in the empire and performing religion in the empire.
Author | : Barry Stephenson |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 143 |
Release | : 2015-01-28 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0199943583 |
Download Ritual: A Very Short Introduction Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Ritual is part of what it means to be human. Like sports, music, and drama, ritual defines and enriches culture, putting those who practice it in touch with sources of value and meaning larger than themselves. Ritual is unavoidable, yet it holds a place in modern life that is decidedly ambiguous. What is ritual? What does it do? Is it useful? What are the various kinds of ritual? Is ritual tradition bound and conservative or innovative and transformational? Alongside description of a number of specific rites, this Very Short Introduction explores ritual from both theoretical and historical perspectives. Barry Stephenson focuses on the places where ritual touches everyday life: in politics and power; moments of transformation in the life cycle; as performance and embodiment. He also discusses the boundaries of ritual, and how and why certain behaviors have been studied as ritual while others have not. Stephenson shows how ritual is an important vehicle for group and identity formation; how it generates and transmits beliefs and values; how it can be used to exploit and oppress; and how it has served as a touchstone for thinking about cultural origins and historical change. Encompassing the breadth and depth of modern ritual studies, Barry Stephenson's Very Short Introduction also develops a narrative of ritual's place in social and cultural life. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Author | : Kathryn McClymond |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 257 |
Release | : 2016 |
Genre | : Psychology |
ISBN | : 0199790922 |
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Ritual theorizing has tended to focus on perfect rituals, as prescribed in sacred texts, yet ritual mistakes occur all the time--crucial items can go missing or get broken, incorrect phrases can be said. In this book, Kathryn McClymond examines cases in which rituals have gone wrong, embracing the fact that, in fact, they rarely go as planned. From ancient India to modern Iraq, Ritual Gone Wrong demonstrates that ritual disruptions throughout history reveal the fluid, supple, and dynamic nature of ritual.