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Ritual: Perspectives and Dimensions
Catherine Bell
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Description for Ritual: Perspectives and Dimensions
Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCR; HRLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 528.
From handshakes and toasts to chant and genuflection, ritual pervades our social interactions and religious practices. Still, few of us could identify all of our daily and festal ritual behaviors, much less explain them to an outsider. Similarly, because of the variety of activities that qualify as ritual and their many contradictory yet, in many ways, equally legitimate interpretations, ritual seems to elude any systematic historical and comparative scrutiny. In this book, Catherine Bell offers a practical introduction to ritual practice and its study; she surveys the most influential theories of religion and ritual, the major categories of ritual activity, ... Read more
From handshakes and toasts to chant and genuflection, ritual pervades our social interactions and religious practices. Still, few of us could identify all of our daily and festal ritual behaviors, much less explain them to an outsider. Similarly, because of the variety of activities that qualify as ritual and their many contradictory yet, in many ways, equally legitimate interpretations, ritual seems to elude any systematic historical and comparative scrutiny. In this book, Catherine Bell offers a practical introduction to ritual practice and its study; she surveys the most influential theories of religion and ritual, the major categories of ritual activity, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780199735105
SKU
V9780199735105
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About Catherine Bell
Former Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies, Santa Clara University
Reviews for Ritual: Perspectives and Dimensions
"A very impressive achievement....[Bell's] is one of the most interesting and important voices in the field of ritual studies today."
Worship
"A rich and detailed interdisciplinary analysis of the nature and functions of ritual. Scholars in all fields will profit from this sound and probing study."
Religious Studies Review
Worship
"A rich and detailed interdisciplinary analysis of the nature and functions of ritual. Scholars in all fields will profit from this sound and probing study."
Religious Studies Review