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Ritual in its own right : exploring the dynamics of transformation /

Historically, canonic studies of ritual have discussed and explained ritual organization, action, and transformation primarily as representations of broader cultural and social orders. In the present, as in the past, less attention is given to the power of ritual to organize and effect transformatio...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Lindquist, Galina (Editor ), Handelman, Don (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Berghahn Books, 2013.
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  • Ritual in Its Own Right; Contents; Preface; INTRODUCTION; PART I: THEORIZING RITUAL; CHAPTER 1. RITUAL DYNAMICS AND VIRTUAL PRACTICE; CHAPTER 2. OTHERWISE THAN MEANING; PART II: EXPERIMENTING WITH RITUAL; CHAPTER 3. THE RED AND THE BLACK; CHAPTER 4. PARTIAL DISCONTINUITY; PART III: RITUAL AND EMERGENCE; CHAPTER 5. RELIGIOUS WEEPING AS RITUAL IN THE MEDIEVAL WEST; CHAPTER 6. ENJOYING AN EMERGING ALTERNATIVE WORLD; PART IV: HEALING IN ITS OWN RIGHT; CHAPTER 7. BRINGING THE SOUL BACK TO THE SELF; CHAPTER 8. TREATING THE SICK WITH A MORALITY PLAY; PART V: PHILOSOPHICALLY SPEAKING.
  • CHAPTER 9. THE TACIT LOGIC OF RITUAL EMBODIMENTSEPILOGUE; NOTES ON CONTRIBUTORS; Index.