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020 _a9780199735105
028 _a:Technical Bureau India Pvt. Ltd.
_b:E/261, Shastri Nagar Delhi
_c:TB1913
_d:10/01/2020
082 _a291.38 BEL
100 _aBell, Catherine M
245 _aRitual
_b: Perspectives and Dimensions
_c/ Catherine M Bell
260 _aNew York,
_b: Oxford University Press,
_c1997
300 _axv, 351 pages
_c24cm.
365 _b2316
505 _a 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.
520 _aThis 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.
650 _aReligion
650 _aRitual.
650 _aReligion - Christian Rituals & Practice --
700 _aBell, Catherine M
700 _aAslan, Reza
942 _cBOOK