In this book, Catherine Bell offers a practical introduction to ritual and its study. She presents comprehensive overviews of the most influential theories of religion and ritual, the major categories of ritual activity, and in the process continues to develop her own distinctive position regarding the nature of ritual.
In this book, Catherine Bell offers a practical introduction to ritual and its study. She presents comprehensive overviews of the most influential theories of religion and ritual, the major categories of ritual activity, and in the process continues to develop her own distinctive position regarding the nature of ritual.
Part 1 Theories: The History of Interpretation 1.: Myth or Ritual: Questions of Origin and Essence Early Theories and Theorists They Myth and Ritual Schools The Phenomenology of Religions Psychoanalytic Approatches to Ritual Profile: Interpreting the Akitu Festival Conclusion 2.: Ritual and Society: Questions of Social Funciton and Structure Early Theories of Social Solidarity Functionalism Neofunctional Systems Analyses Structuralism Magic, Religion, and Science Profile: Interpreting the Mukanda Initiation Conclusion 3.: Ritual Symbols, Syntax, and Praxis: Questions of Cultural Meaning and Interpretation Symbolic Systems and Symbolic Action Linguistics Performance Practice Profile: Interpreting British and Swazi Enthronement Rites Conclusion Part II Rites: The Spectrum of Ritual Activities 4.: Basic Genres of Ritual Action Rites of Passage Calendrical Rites Rites of Affliction Feasting, Fasting, and Festivals Political Rites Conclusion Part III Contexts: The Fabric of Ritual Life 5.: Ritual Density Systems Typologies Orthopraxy and Orthodoxy Traditional and Secular Oral and Literate Church, Sect, and Cult Conclusion 6.: Ritual Change Tradition and Transformation Ritual Invention Media and Message Conclusion 7.: Ritual Reification Repudiating, Returning, Romancing The Emergence of "Ritual" Conclusion Notes Reference Index
Part 1 Theories: The History of Interpretation 1.: Myth or Ritual: Questions of Origin and Essence Early Theories and Theorists They Myth and Ritual Schools The Phenomenology of Religions Psychoanalytic Approatches to Ritual Profile: Interpreting the Akitu Festival Conclusion 2.: Ritual and Society: Questions of Social Funciton and Structure Early Theories of Social Solidarity Functionalism Neofunctional Systems Analyses Structuralism Magic, Religion, and Science Profile: Interpreting the Mukanda Initiation Conclusion 3.: Ritual Symbols, Syntax, and Praxis: Questions of Cultural Meaning and Interpretation Symbolic Systems and Symbolic Action Linguistics Performance Practice Profile: Interpreting British and Swazi Enthronement Rites Conclusion Part II Rites: The Spectrum of Ritual Activities 4.: Basic Genres of Ritual Action Rites of Passage Calendrical Rites Rites of Affliction Feasting, Fasting, and Festivals Political Rites Conclusion Part III Contexts: The Fabric of Ritual Life 5.: Ritual Density Systems Typologies Orthopraxy and Orthodoxy Traditional and Secular Oral and Literate Church, Sect, and Cult Conclusion 6.: Ritual Change Tradition and Transformation Ritual Invention Media and Message Conclusion 7.: Ritual Reification Repudiating, Returning, Romancing The Emergence of "Ritual" Conclusion Notes Reference Index
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