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008			200825b ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d
020			_a9780199733620
028			_a:Technical Bureau India Pvt. Ltd. _b:E/261, Shastri Nagar Delhi _c:TB200 _d:13/07/2020
082			_a203.8 BEL
100			_aBell, Catherine
245			_aRitual theory, Ritual Practice _c/ Catherine Bell
260			_aNew York _b : Oxford University Press, _c©2009
300			_axvi, 270 pages _c24cm.
365			_b2540
505			_aCover; Contents; Introduction; Notes; I. THE PRACTICE OF RITUAL THEORY; 1. Constructing Ritual; 2. Constructing Meaning; 3. Constructing Discourse; Notes; II. THE SENSE OF RITUAL; 4. Action and Practice; 5. The Ritual Body; 6. Ritual Traditions and Systems; Notes; III. RITUAL AND POWER; 7. Ritual Control; 8. Ritual, Belief, and Ideology; 9. The Power of Ritualization; Notes; Bibliography; Index;
520			_aRitual studies today figures as a central element of religious discourse for many scholars around the world. Ritual Theory, Ritual Practice, Catherine Bell's sweeping and seminal work on the subject, helped legitimize the field. In this volume, Bell re-examines the issues, methods, and ramifications of our interest in ritual by concentrating on anthropology, sociology, and the history of religions. Now with a new foreword by Diane Jonte-Pace, Bell's work is a must-read for understanding the evolution of the field of ritual studies and its current state
650			_aReligion
650			_a Public worship and other practices
650			_aRitual.
650			_aGodsdienst.
650			_aRiten
650			_aBeleving.
650			_aMacht.
700			_aBell, Catherine
942			_cBOOK