: Perspectives and Dimensions Bell, Catherine M creator Bell, Catherine M Aslan, Reza text New York : Oxford University Press 1997 monographic eng

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xv, 351 pages 24cm. This work offers a practical introduction to ritual and its study. It presents comprehensive overviews of the most influential theories of religion and ritual, the major categories of ritual activity, and develops its own distinctive position regarding the nature of ritual. Contents; ONE: Myth or Ritual: Questions of Origin and Essence; TWO: Ritual and Society: Questions of Social Function and Structure; THREE: Ritual Symbols, Syntax, and Praxis: Questions of Cultural Meaning and Interpretation; FOUR: Basic Genres of Ritual Action; FIVE: Characteristics of Ritual-like Activities; SIX: Ritual Density; SEVEN: Ritual Change; EIGHT: Ritual Reification; Notes; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z. Responsibility: Catherine Bell. / Catherine M Bell Religion Ritual Religion - Christian Rituals & Practice -- 291.38 BEL 9780199735105 :Technical Bureau India Pvt. Ltd. :E/261, Shastri Nagar Delhi 200127 20200226151848.0