Stephenson, Barry <br/><br/>
Ritual:   a very short introduction/  
Barry Stephenson 
 - New York:   Oxford University Press,   2015.  
 - 125 p.;   18 cm.  
<br/><br/> Alongside description of a number of specific rites, this volume 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 behaviours have been studied as ritual while others have not 
<br/><br/>Ritualization<br/>Ritual and the origins of culture<br/>Ritual and society<br/>Ritual and transformation<br/>Definitions, types, domains<br/>Ritual as performance<br/>The fortunes of ritual<br/> 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>978-0-19-994352-4 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Ritual
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BL 600  / .S84 2015