Ritual: a very short introduction/ Barry Stephenson

By:

Stephenson, Barry [author]

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York: Oxford University Press, 2015. Description: 125 p.; 18 cmISBN:

978-0-19-994352-4

Subject(s):

Ritual

LOC classification:

BL 600 .S84 2015

Contents:

Ritualization Ritual and the origins of culture Ritual and society Ritual and transformation Definitions, types, domains Ritual as performance The fortunes of ritual

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Barcode
BOOKS	Saint Andrew's Theological Seminary Mosher Library	BL 600 .S84 2015 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	46134

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

Ritualization
Ritual and the origins of culture
Ritual and society
Ritual and transformation
Definitions, types, domains
Ritual as performance
The fortunes of ritual

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