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In medias res : liturgy for the estranged /

Madsen's rituals incorporate literary and religious texts in a tight dramatic structure, delineating a religion of nature in which nature is vulnerable to history. Unlike many books of ritual for skeptics, the focus is not on rational statements of belief but on artistic coherence? language and...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Madsen, Catherine, 1952-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Aurora, Colo. : Davies Group, Publishers, 2008.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: Prometheus stealing Torah
  • For the people notes toward new liturgy
  • Note on the form and performance of the rituals
  • Part I: Seasonal rituals
  • Invocations
  • Winter solstice
  • The trees praise
  • The feast of fools
  • Mayday
  • Midsummer
  • Harvest
  • Fall equinox
  • Allhallows
  • Part II: Prayers
  • Prayers for various occasions
  • Prayers for women
  • Part III: Rites of passage
  • Naming a baby
  • Coming of age
  • Questions for couples contemplating marriage
  • Marriage
  • Divorce
  • Healing
  • Burial.