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Ritual: Key Concepts in Religion
Professor Pamela J. Stewart
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Description for Ritual: Key Concepts in Religion
Paperback. Written with the specific needs of students of religious studies in mind, Ritual: Key Concepts in Religious Studies surveys the field of ritual studies looking at it both historically within anthropology and in terms of its contemporary relevance to mass phenomena. Series: Key Concepts in Religion. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: HRAC; HRCR; HRLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 216 x 11. Weight in Grams: 268.
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: ... Read more surveys the field of ritual studies, looking at it both historically within anthropology and in terms of its contemporary relevance to world events. Show Less
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: ... Read more surveys the field of ritual studies, looking at it both historically within anthropology and in terms of its contemporary relevance to world events. Show Less
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
184
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Series
Key Concepts in Religion
Condition
New
Number of Pages
184
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781441185693
SKU
V9781441185693
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About Professor Pamela J. Stewart
Pamela J. Stewart is Senior Research Associate and Co-Director of the Cromie Burn Research Unit, in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Pittsburgh, USA, and Co-Editor of the Journal of Ritual Studies and the Ritual Studies Book Series. Andrew Strathern is Andrew W. Mellon Professor of Anthropology at the University of Pittsburgh, USA, and Co-Editor of ... Read more
Reviews for Ritual: Key Concepts in Religion
This book is very rich in ethnographic details ... [and] it is even richer in the numerous concepts alluded to, both traditional and modern ... This book is largely useful to undergraduates studying anthropology or religious studies, or someone, like myself, who needs a refresher in the area of ritual from this rather specialised point of view. But the interested ... Read more