Ritual: Key Concepts in Religion Contributor(s): Stewart, Pamela (Author), Strathern, Andrew (Author) |
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ISBN: 1441185690 ISBN-13: 9781441185693 Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic OUR PRICE: $35.59 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2014 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Religion | Reference - Religion | Comparative Religion |
Dewey: 203.4 |
LCCN: 2013031409 |
Series: Key Concepts in Religion |
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.4" W x 8.4" (0.55 lbs) 184 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Ritual has emerged as a major focus of academic interest. As a concept, the idea of ritual integrates the study of behavior both within and beyond the domain of religion. Ritual can be both secular and religious in character. There is renewed interest in questions such as: Why do rituals exist at all? What has been, and continues to be, their place in society? How do they change over time? Such questions exist against a backdrop of assumptions about development, modernization, and disenchantment of the world. Written with the specific needs of students of religious studies in mind, Ritual: Key Concepts in Religion surveys the field of ritual studies, looking at it both historically within anthropology and in terms of its contemporary relevance to world events. |