| Beginnings in Ritual Studies Contributor(s): Grimes, Ronald L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1453752625 ISBN-13: 9781453752623 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $19.24 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Rituals & Practice - General - Music | Religious - Christian - Social Science |
| Dewey: 291.38 |
| Physical Information: 0.64" H x 6" W x 9" (0.93 lbs) 286 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Beginnings in Ritual Studies lays the groundwork for the interdisciplinary study of ritual by broadening the conception of it and articulating its connections to a wide range of cultural activities. Accessible to scholars and students, Beginnings addresses such fundamental issues as definitions, types, and theories of ritual. The volume integrates field research and theory in considering ritual's relation to religious, civil, medical, and theatrical dimensions of culture. The first and second editions garnered widespread praise from the scholarly community and became a standard work in the burgeoning field of ritual studies. In this third edition, Grimes adds a new preface and revises the descriptive and theoretical essays that form the core of the volume. |