Ritual: a very short introduction

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 embodi...

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Main Author: Stephenson, Barry (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: [New York] Oxford University Press 2015
Series:Very short introductions
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Online Access:BSB01
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Summary: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
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource Illustrationen
ISBN:9780199394432
DOI:10.1093/actrade/9780199943524.001.0001

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