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Craft Of Ritual Studies
Ronald L. Grimes
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Description for Craft Of Ritual Studies
Paperback. Ronald L. Grimes offers a systematic theory and method essential for the cross-cultural, interdisciplinary study of ritual enactments. Series: Oxford Ritual Studies. Num Pages: 432 pages, 4 b & w. BIC Classification: HRCR; HRLF; HRLM; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 568.
In religious studies, theory and method research has long been embroiled in a polarized debate over scientific versus theological perspectives. Ronald L. Grimes shows that this debate has stagnated, due in part to a manner of theorizing too far removed from the study of actual religious practices. A worthwhile theory, according to Grimes, must be practice-oriented, and practices are most effectively studied by field research methods. The Craft of Ritual Studies melds together a systematic theory and method capable of underwriting the cross-cultural, interdisciplinary study of ritual enactments. Grimes first exposes the limitations that disable many theories of ... Read more
In religious studies, theory and method research has long been embroiled in a polarized debate over scientific versus theological perspectives. Ronald L. Grimes shows that this debate has stagnated, due in part to a manner of theorizing too far removed from the study of actual religious practices. A worthwhile theory, according to Grimes, must be practice-oriented, and practices are most effectively studied by field research methods. The Craft of Ritual Studies melds together a systematic theory and method capable of underwriting the cross-cultural, interdisciplinary study of ritual enactments. Grimes first exposes the limitations that disable many theories of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
Series
Oxford Ritual Studies
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780195301434
SKU
V9780195301434
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About Ronald L. Grimes
Director of Ritual Studies International and Professor Emeritus of Religion and Culture at Wilfrid Laurier University.
Reviews for Craft Of Ritual Studies
A great deal can be gained by consulting his passages about ritual times, objects, languages, and 'what rituals do'. Highly recommended.
A. F. Roberts, Choice,
For anyone hoping to gain a foothold in ritual studies, this book offers the opportunity to learn from an expert scholar who wears his own learning with grace and wry humour.
Bridget ... Read more
A. F. Roberts, Choice,
For anyone hoping to gain a foothold in ritual studies, this book offers the opportunity to learn from an expert scholar who wears his own learning with grace and wry humour.
Bridget ... Read more